M6.4 earthquake - 86 km W of Basco, Philippines

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 86 km W of Basco, Philippines on 11 Apr 1947, 14:29 UTC at a depth of 30 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Hengchun, about 178 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.