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Largest. Mw 8.3 1918 Celebes Sea earthquake. Deadliest. M w 8.0 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake 5,000–8,000 killed. The Philippines lies within the zone of complex interaction between several tectonic plates, involving multiple subduction zones and one large zone of strike-slip, all of which are associated with major earthquakes.
2019 Luzon earthquake. / 14.99°N 120.35°E / 14.99; 120.35. On April 22, 2019, at 05:11:09 p.m. ( PST ), an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1M w [ 6] struck the island of Luzon in the Philippines, leaving at least 18 dead, three missing and injuring at least 256 others. Despite the fact that the epicenter was in Zambales, most of the ...
The 2013 Bohol earthquake occurred on October 15 at 8:12:31 PST in Bohol, an island province located in Central Visayas, Philippines. [ 9] The magnitude of the earthquake was recorded at Mw 7.2, with epicenter 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) S 24° W of Sagbayan, and its depth of focus was 12 kilometres (7.5 mi). [ 1][ 10] It affected the whole Central ...
MANILA (Reuters) -A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Friday, killing one person, injuring dozens and damaging buildings, authorities said. Angel Dugaduga, a disaster ...
An intensity X struck Luzon on July 14–24, 1880. [ 6] The quake caused severe damage to these major cities in Luzon, most significantly in Manila where a lot of buildings collapsed. Number of casualties are unknown. [ 7] A quake struck Lucban, Quezon on October 26, 1884.
MANILA (Reuters) -Evacuations were under way in the Philippines after a quake of at least magnitude 7.5 struck the southern region of Mindanao on Saturday night, triggering tsunami warnings in the ...
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Chile 21 km (13 mi) southeast of Curicó on November 4 at a depth of 90.0 km (55.9 mi). The shock had a maximum intensity of VI (Strong). [232] A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck the United States 3 km (1.9 mi) west of Cushing, Oklahoma on November 7 at a depth of 4.4 km (2.7 mi).
The magnitude 6.7 quake was located 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Burias at the southern tip of the Philippines, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was centered at a depth of 78 kilometers (48 ...