StEER - 22/23 April, 2019 Philippines Earthquakes: Event Briefing

This Event Briefing (1) summarizes the seismic characteristics of the 22/23 April 2019 Philippines earthquakes, (2) overviews damage to buildings and other infrastructure, as well as disruption to the community in terms of downtime and economic losses, and (3) summarizes key lessons learned. Information provided herein was gathered from various websites, news channels, USGS and the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Therefore, this briefing does not include insights from detailed field investigations.