Summary
DATE | 18/08/2020 |
ORIGIN TIME | 00:03:50.2 UTC |
LOCATION | 12.026 124.127 |
DEPTH | 10 km |
MAGNITUDE | 6.6 |
LOCALITY | SAMAR,PHILIPPINES |
Felt throughout the region. Latest reports indicate that one person has been killed, 25 others have been injured and a number of buildings have been damaged in the town of Cataingan, some 15 km west of the epicentre. A precautionary tsunami warning was issued after the earthquake but was later cancelled.