M6.0 earthquake near Borongan, Eastern Visayas

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 42 km E of Dapdap, Philippines on 14 Jun 1942, 14:29 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 Borongan, about 68 km away in Eastern Visayas, Philippines.