Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 38 km east of Lajanosa Island, Philippines, on Monday, June 6, 1966 at 20:47 GMT

Date & time: Jun 6, 1966 20:47:10 UTC
Magnitude: 6
Depth: 25.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 9.528°N / 126.505°E (Philippine Sea, Philippines)
Antipode: 9.528°S / 53.495°W
Nearest volcano: Paco (108 km / 67 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
44 km (27 mi) NE of Cortes (pop: 3,030) --> See nearby quakes!
56 km (35 mi) ESE of Dapa (pop: 8,820) --> See nearby quakes!
60 km (37 mi) E of Socorro (pop: 9,740) --> See nearby quakes!
60 km (37 mi) NNE of Tandag (pop: 29,000) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (38 mi) ENE of Cantilan (Surigao del Sur) (pop: 9,410) --> See nearby quakes!
114 km (71 mi) ESE of Surigao City (pop: 87,800) --> See nearby quakes!
124 km (77 mi) ENE of Butuan (pop: 309,700) --> See nearby quakes!
128 km (79 mi) ENE of Libertad (pop: 250,400) --> See nearby quakes!
147 km (92 mi) N of Bislig City (pop: 67,600) --> See nearby quakes!
824 km (512 mi) SE of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 10¹³ joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake ruptured along a surface of approx. 100 km² (=39 sqare miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 17 km (11 mi).
Aftershocks typically occur during the weeks and months following the quake at or near the same fault, at distances of up to approx. two times the length of the rupture zone.
The often broadly linear arrangement of aftershock epicenters encompasses the rupture zone of the main shock (check on the map below to verify).

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