M6.8 earthquake near Iloilo, Western Visayas

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Locmayan, Philippines on 7 Mar 1950, 02:07 UTC at a depth of 25 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 Iloilo, about 25 km away in Western Visayas, Philippines.