M6.1 earthquake near Itogon, Cordillera
13240 d ago · 17 Jul 1990, 18:06 UTC 10 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines
What happened
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines on 17 Jul 1990, 18:06 UTC at a depth of 18 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 Itogon, about 19 km away in Cordillera, Philippines.
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