M6.1 earthquake near Laoag, Ilocos

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 109 km NW of Davila, Philippines on 14 Feb 1956, 12:35 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 133 km away in Ilocos, Philippines.