M6.0 earthquake near Laoang, Eastern Visayas

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 22 km NW of Cabodiongan, Philippines on 1 Jul 2003, 17:00 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 Laoang, about 29 km away in Eastern Visayas, Philippines.