M6.0 earthquake near Laoag, Ilocos

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 68 km NW of Davila, Philippines on 11 Jan 1935, 00:08 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 Laoag, about 93 km away in Ilocos, Philippines.