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Earthquake duration lasted about 7 minutes. Aftershocks experienced the whole year. [10] [11] 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 ...
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s Magnitude Origin Location Date Mortality Missing Injured Damages Source 1 7.9 Tectonic Moro Gulf: August 16, 1976 4791 2288 9928 2 7.8 Tectonic Luzon Island: July 16, 1990 1621 1000 More than 3000 ₱10 billion 3 7.5 Tectonic Luzon Island: November 30, 1645 More than 600
Earthquake 268 [6] 1968 Casiguran earthquake: Manila: 1762 Warfare 247 1762 Battle of Manila: Manila: 2000 Landslide 218–1,000 Payatas landslide: Quezon City: 1899 Warfare 165 Battle of Zapote River: Las Piñas: 1996 Fire 162 Ozone Disco fire: Quezon City: Recognized as the worst fire in Philippine history. 1896 Warfare 155 Battle of San Juan ...
Local date: June 3, 1863 (): Local time: 19:30 PST [2]: Duration: 30 seconds: Magnitude: 7.4 M s 6.5 M w: Epicenter: 1]: Fault: Manila trench [citation needed]: Areas affected: Manila Bay: Max. intensity: PEIS IX (Devastating) MMI XI (Extreme): Tsunami: Yes: Landslides: Yes: Foreshocks: M w 4.9 M w 4.5 : Aftershocks: 822 (83 felt) including M w 5.1 aftershock : Casualties: 1,000 dead, 200 ...
The 2002 Mindanao earthquake struck the Philippines at 05:16 Philippine Standard Time on March 6 (21:16 Coordinated Universal Time on March 5). The world's sixth most powerful earthquake of the year , it registered a magnitude of 7.5 and was a megathrust earthquake .
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 ...
Near the Cotabato Trench, two of the largest 20th century Philippine earthquakes: the 1918 Celebes Sea earthquake (8.3 M w) and the 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake (8.0 M w). Also included is the recent 2002 Mindanao earthquake (7.5 M w). The Moro Gulf, part of the Celebes Sea, is labeled for context.
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