M6.2 earthquake near Tanjay, Central Visayas

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 1 km W of Novallas, Philippines on 5 May 1925, 11:58 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Tanjay, about 5 km away in Central Visayas, Philippines.