2011, March 20
March 30, 2011
The magnitude 6.4 earthquake that shook Laoag and nearby provinces on March 20 sent chills to residents as images of the massive Japan earthquake jogged their memory. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake struck at 4:26 p.m. Sunday with epicenter located 117 kilometers northeast of Laoag.