M6.2 earthquake near Santa Cruz, Central Luzon
9780 d ago · 6 Jan 2000, 21:31 UTC Luzon, Philippines
What happened
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Luzon, Philippines on 6 Jan 2000, 21:31 UTC at a depth of 33 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 Santa Cruz, about 58 km away in Central Luzon, Philippines.
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