List Of Earthquakes In The Philippines

The Philippines lies along the Pacific Ring of Fire, which causes the country to have frequent seismic and volcanic activity.

Many earthquakes of smaller magnitude occur very regularly due to the meeting of major tectonic plates in the region. The largest was the 1918 Celebes Sea earthquake with Mw8.3.

Earthquakes in the Philippines
List Of Earthquakes In The Philippines
Tectonic map of the Philippines
LargestMw8.3 1918 Celebes Sea earthquake
DeadliestMw 8.0 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake 5,000–8,000 killed

Spanish period (pre-1900)

List Of Earthquakes In The Philippines 
The belfry of Manila Cathedral after the series of destructive earthquakes of July 1880.
Date Time‡ Place Magnitude Intensity Casualties Notes Sources
1601 January 16 16:00 Manila Several Earthquake duration lasted about 7 minutes. Aftershocks experienced the whole year.
1645 November 30 20:00 Luzon 7.5 X 600 dead,
3,000 injured
Dubbed as the "most terrible earthquake" in the annals of the Philippines. Greatly damaged ten newly-constructed cathedrals in Manila, residential villas and buildings in the city and nearby provinces. Provinces in the north reported several alteration of the ground, disappearances of small villages, changes in the river course, sand eruptions, etc. Small tsunamis were reported in southern Luzon.
1645 December 5 23:00 Luzon VIII Major aftershock of the November 30, 1645 Luzon earthquake that further destroyed remaining buildings in Manila and nearby towns. Aftershocks ceased around March 1646.
1665 June 19 Manila VIII 19 Only the Jesuit Church experienced great damage.
1743 January 12 08:00 Luzon: Tayabas, Laguna X 5 deaths
1787 July 13 07:00 Panay: Iloilo, Antique, Buenavista X Many 15 deaths in one building
1840 March 22 Sorsogon, Masbate Island, Casiguran, Albay 6.5 IX 17 200 injured
1852 September 16 18:45 Luzon: Batnam, Rizal, Pampangan, Manila IX 3
1863 June 3 19:20 Manila, Balangan, Rizal X 400 1863 Manila earthquake
1879 July 1 00:50 NW Mindanao, Surigao X 1879 Surigao earthquake
1880 July 14–24 04:40 Luzon X Caused severe damage to these major cities in Luzon: Manila (Buildings collapsed)
1892 March 16 20:58 Luzon: Abra, Pangasinan, La Union X 2
1897 September 21 13:15 NW Mindanao, Dapitan 8.7 IX 13–100+ (second event) 1897 Mindanao earthquakes A pair of large earthquakes off Mindanao

20th century

List Of Earthquakes In The Philippines 
The damage caused by a tsunami at Barangay Tibpuan, Lebak, Mindanao after the 7.9 Moro Gulf Earthquake on August 16, 1976.
Date Time‡ Place Magnitude Intensity Casualties Notes Sources
1907 April 18 05:00 SE Luzon, Camarines 7.6 IX 2 dead
1911 July 12 Mindanao: Talacogon, Davao, Butuan 7.8 X Caused seiches in lakes and the Agusan River. Many homes damaged in Talacogon and Butuan
1918 August 15 20:18 Cotabato 8.3 X 46 dead 1918 Celebes Sea earthquake
1924 April 15 00:20 E. Mindanao 8.3 IX
1925 May 5 18:07 W. Liuzon 6.8 IX 17 dead
1928 December 19 19:37 Cotabato 7.3 VII 93 dead
1937 August 20 Luzon 7.5 VIII 1 dead, 200 injured
1948 January 25 01:46 Panay, Iloilo City, Antique 7.8 X 72 dead 1948 Lady Caycay earthquake
1954 July 2 10:45 Sorsogon, Bacon, Legaspi 6.8 IX 13 dead, 101 injured
1955 April 1 02:17 Lanao, Ozamiz, Cotabato 7.6 VIII 400 dead 1955 Lanao earthquake
1968 August 2 04:19 Luzon, Manila 7.3 IX 270 dead, 261 injured 1968 Casiguran earthquake
1970 April 7 13:34 Luzon 7.3 VI 15 dead, 200 injured
1973 March 17 16:30 Ragay Gulf 7.5 IX 15 dead, ~100 injured 1973 Ragay Gulf earthquake
1976 August 17 00:11 Moro Gulf 8.0 VIII 8,000 dead, 10,000 injured 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake
1983 August 17 20:17 Luzon 6.5 VIII 16 dead, 47 injured 1983 Luzon earthquake
1985 April 24 Luzon: Benguet, Baguio 6.1 VII 6 dead, 11 injured
1988 June 19 04:19 Mindoro: San Jose, Calapan 6.2 VII 2 dead, 2 injured 1988 Mindoro earthquake
1990 February 8 15:15 Bohol 6.8 VII 6 dead, >200 injured 1990 Bohol Sea earthquake
1990 June 14 15:41 Panay 7.1 VIII 8 dead, 41 injured 1990 Panay earthquake
1990 July 16 16:26 Luzon 7.8 IX 2,412 dead, 3,000 injured 1990 Luzon earthquake
1994 November 14 03:15 Mindoro 7.1 VII 81 dead, 225 injured 1994 Mindoro earthquake
1999 December 12 02:03 Zambales 7.3 VIII 6 dead, 40 injured 1999 Luzon earthquake

21st century

List Of Earthquakes In The Philippines 
Santa Cruz Parish Church, Maribojoc, Bohol (Before and After 2013 Bohol Earthquake)
Date Time‡ Place Magnitude Intensity Casualties Notes Sources
2001 January 1 14:57 Mindanao 7.5 VII
2002 March 6 05:16 Mindanao 7.5 IX 15 dead, 100+ injured 2002 Mindanao earthquake
2003 November 19 01:14 Samar 6.5 VII 1 dead, 21 injured
2010 July 24 Mindanao 7.3, 7.6, 7.5 III 2010 Mindanao earthquakes triplet earthquake, deep focus events
2012 February 6 11:49 Negros 6.7 VII 113 dead, 112 injured 2012 Negros earthquake
2012 August 31 20:47 Samar 7.6 VII 1 dead, 1 injured 2012 Samar earthquake
2013 October 15 08:12 Bohol 7.2 IX 222 dead, 976 injured 2013 Bohol earthquake
2017 February 10 22:03 Surigao 6.5 VIII 8 dead, 200 injured 2017 Surigao earthquake
2017 July 6 16:03 Leyte 6.5 VIII 4 dead, 100+ injured 2017 Leyte earthquake
2019 April 22 17:11 Luzon 6.1 VII 18 dead, 256 injured 2019 Luzon earthquake
2019 April 23 13:37 Eastern Samar 6.5 VI 48 injured 2019 Eastern Samar earthquake
2019 July 9 20:36 Cotabato 5.6 VI 1 dead, 73 injured July 2019 Cotabato earthquake
2019 July 27 07:37 Batanes 6.0 VI 9 dead, 60 injured 2019 Batanes earthquake
2019 October 16 19:37 Cotabato 6.4 VIII 7 dead, 215 injured 2019 Cotabato earthquakes
2019 October 29 09:04 Cotabato 6.6 VIII 24 dead, 563 injured
2019 October 31 09:11 Cotabato 6.5 VIII
2019 December 15 14:11 Davao del Sur 6.8 VII 13 dead, 210 injured 2019 Davao del Sur earthquake
2020 August 18 08:03 Masbate 6.6 VIII 2 dead, 170 injured 2020 Masbate earthquake
2021 August 12 01:46 Davao Oriental 7.1 VII 1 dead 2021 Davao Oriental earthquake
2022 July 27 08:43 Luzon 7.0 VIII 11 dead, 615 injured 2022 Luzon earthquake
2023 November 17 16:14 Mindanao 6.7 VIII 11 dead, 730 injured November 2023 Mindanao earthquake
2023 December 2 22:37 Mindanao 7.6 VII 3 dead, 79 injured December 2023 Mindanao earthquake

Deadliest earthquakes

Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
Magnitude Location Date Deaths Missing Injured Damage Source
1 8.0 Moro Gulf August 16, 1976 4,791 2,288 9,928
2 7.8 Luzon Island July 16, 1990 1,621 1,000 >3,000 10 billion
3 Unknown Manila June 3, 1863 1,000
4 7.5 Luzon Island November 30, 1645 >600 >3,000 Unknown
5 8.1 Mati, Davao Oriental April 14, 1924 ~500
6 7.4 Lanao del Sur April 1, 1955 >400 Unknown US$5 million
7 7.6 Casiguran, Aurora August 2, 1968 271 261
8 7.2 Bohol and Cebu October 15, 2013 222 8 796 4 billion (est.)
9 6.7 Negros Oriental February 6, 2012 113 112 383 million
10 7.1 Mindoro November 15, 1994 78 430 5.15 million

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References

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