M6.2 earthquake - 118 km W of Basco, Philippines

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 118 km W of Basco, Philippines on 7 Sept 1954, 00:11 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 Hengchun, about 167 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.