M6.2 earthquake - 292 km SSE of Manuk Mangkaw, Philippines

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 292 km SSE of Manuk Mangkaw, Philippines on 4 Dec 1932, 10:33 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 Toli-Toli, about 153 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.