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The 1990 Luzon earthquake occurred on July 16 at 4:26 p.m. or 3:26 p.m. on the densely populated island of Luzon in the Philippines.The shock had a surface-wave magnitude of 7.8 and produced a 125 km-long ground rupture that stretched from Dingalan, Aurora to Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya.
The 1990 Luzon earthquake caused widespread damage in the Philippines. The earthquake produced a 125 km-long ground rupture that stretched from Dingalan, Aurora to Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya. The event was a result of strike-slip movements along the Philippine Fault and the Digdig Fault within the Philippine fault system. [109]
On Luzon, the fault zone splays out into a number of different faults, including the Digdig Fault. One of the largest historical earthquake on the fault zone was the 1990 Luzon M s 7.8 event that left nearly 2,000 people dead or missing. The same part of the fault zone is thought to have ruptured in the 1645 Luzon earthquake. [7]
July 16 – An earthquake with a 7.8 M s strikes Luzon. [10] It kills around 2,000 and leaves damages of at least ₱10-billion, mainly from Metro Manila and regions in northern and central Luzon, especially Baguio, the most devastated, as well as Dagupan and Cabanatuan. [11] [12] [13]
The basilica was again repaired and renovated. The July 16, 1990's epicenter was about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of Cabanatuan and killed more than 1,600 people, devastating La Union, Baguio City and Dagupan City. [6] The bell tower, the only remaining structure of the 1893 building, crashed during the earthquake of 1990. [7] [unreliable ...
Another widely felt earthquake, a magnitude 4.9, struck on July 29. Its epicenter was in the Mojave Desert, about 14 miles northeast of Barstow, in San Bernardino County, and shaking was felt ...
Luzon earthquake may refer to: 1645 Luzon earthquake, the earthquake on Luzon Island in the Philippines that occurred on November 30, 1645; 1880 Southern Luzon earthquakes, the series of earthquakes that affected Manila and most of Luzon in July 1880; 1990 Luzon earthquake, the earthquake on Luzon Island in the Philippines that occurred on July ...
Updated July 14, 2016 at 7:19 PM. By RYAN GORMAN A massive earthquake that struck the Bay Area on October 17, 1989 forever changed the region, and potentially altered the course of baseball history.