M6.8 earthquake near Roxas City, Western Visayas

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 29 km NNW of Roxas City, Philippines on 12 Mar 1915, 14:48 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 Roxas City, about 29 km away in Western Visayas, Philippines.