M6.3 earthquake near Pandan, Western Visayas

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 29 km WSW of Union, Philippines on 21 Oct 1975, 23:06 UTC at a depth of 33 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 Pandan, about 50 km away in Western Visayas, Philippines.