M6.4 earthquake near Laoang, Eastern Visayas

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 34 km N of Bugko, Philippines on 18 Nov 1987, 16:27 UTC at a depth of 22 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 Laoang, about 40 km away in Eastern Visayas, Philippines.