M6.8 earthquake near Borongan, Eastern Visayas

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 14 km ESE of Can-Avid, Philippines on 21 Apr 1995, 00:30 UTC at a depth of 17 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 38 km away in Eastern Visayas, Philippines.