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M6.0 earthquake near Sanchez-Mira, Cagayan Valley

Name: M6.0 earthquake near Sanchez-Mira, Cagayan Valley
Start: 1986-02-19T11:40:27.55+00:00
Location: 39 km NNE of Namuac, Philippines

14849 d ago · 19 Feb 1986, 11:40 UTC 39 km NNE of Namuac, Philippines

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 39 km NNE of Namuac, Philippines on 19 Feb 1986, 11:40 UTC at a depth of 77 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Sanchez-Mira, about 43 km away in Cagayan Valley, Philippines.

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