M6.0 earthquake near Laoag, Ilocos

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 48 km NNW of Davila, Philippines on 8 Aug 1916, 18:53 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 Laoag, about 77 km away in Ilocos, Philippines.