M6.1 earthquake near Sipalay, Western Visayas

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 10 km W of Sipalay, Philippines on 23 Jul 1955, 13:57 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 Sipalay, about 10 km away in Western Visayas, Philippines.