M7.0 earthquake - 49 km NW of Basco, Philippines

What happened

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck 49 km NW of Basco, Philippines on 1 Sept 1910, 00:44 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Hengchun, about 167 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.