M6.1 earthquake near General Santos, Soccsksargen
33876 d ago · 16 Jan 1934, 18:39 UTC 13 km N of Daliao, Philippines
What happened
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 13 km N of Daliao, Philippines on 16 Jan 1934, 18:39 UTC at a depth of 35 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 General Santos, about 28 km away in Soccsksargen, Philippines.
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