What the records say
- When
- 19 Jun 1988
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.2
- Where
- Philippines
- Coordinates
- 12.38° N, 121.07° E
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 2
- Intensity mmi
- 7
- Depth km
- 17
1988 Mindoro earthquake
Earthquake in the Philippines
On June 19, 1988, 20:19:52 UTC, an earthquake measuring 6.2 Mw struck the central Philippine island of Mindoro. The quake struck in the early morning at a depth of 16.7 km. It had a maximum intensity of VI (Strong) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale, and was located 1 km north-northeast of Bagong Sikat. The focal mechanism indicated strike-slip faulting.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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