M7.2 earthquake near Catarman, Eastern Visayas

What happened

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck 23 km NNW of Bugko, Philippines on 13 Nov 1925, 12:14 UTC at a depth of 20 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Catarman, about 28 km away in Eastern Visayas, Philippines.