M6.6 earthquake near Gubat, Bicol Region

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Santa Cruz, Philippines on 2 Jul 1954, 02:45 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 Gubat, about 11 km away in Bicol Region, Philippines.