M6.1 earthquake near Borongan, Eastern Visayas

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 57 km E of Sulat, Philippines on 29 Apr 1995, 09:43 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 Borongan, about 66 km away in Eastern Visayas, Philippines.