M6.1 earthquake near Asia, Western Visayas

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 14 km SW of Cayhagan, Philippines on 6 Mar 1955, 10:55 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 Asia, about 19 km away in Western Visayas, Philippines.