M6.1 earthquake near Laoang, Eastern Visayas

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 16 km N of Cabodiongan, Philippines on 14 Jun 1996, 15:04 UTC at a depth of 29 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 Laoang, about 27 km away in Eastern Visayas, Philippines.