M6.1 earthquake near Sanchez-Mira, Cagayan Valley

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 68 km N of Namuac, Philippines on 5 Jan 1970, 00:20 UTC at a depth of 18 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 Sanchez-Mira, about 75 km away in Cagayan Valley, Philippines.