Magnitude 5.4 earthquake strikes near Claveria, Cagayan, Cagayan Valley, Philippines
5.4 quake 1 Aug 4:03 pm (GMT +8)

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake near Claveria, Cagayan, Cagayan Valley, Philippines, was reported only 15 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter in the afternoon on Tuesday, August 1st, 2023, at 4:03 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.5. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 5.4.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Namuac (pop. 3,000) located 69 km from the epicenter, Claveria (pop. 10,600) 72 km away, Cabaritan East (pop. 9,300) 92 km away, and Aparri (pop. 33,200) 103 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Aug 1, 2023 4:03 pm (GMT +8) local time (1 Aug 2023 08:03 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.4
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 19.22°N / 121.29°E (South China Sea, Philippines)
Primary data source: GFZ
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