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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.
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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]
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported in a bulletin that the earthquake, which was tectonic in origin, struck at 1:46 am off the coast of Davao Oriental. PHIVOLCS said that there was no tsunami threat but damage and aftershocks were expected.
The Philippines is usually prone to earthquakes due to its location within the Pacific Ring of Fire, where most of the world's seismological events occur.The Bohol Sea is home to segments of the Philippine fault system, a system of fault line extending from the Northwestern province of Ilocos Sur, transversing through Quezon province, Masbate Island and the Eastern Visayas region, and ending ...
Category: Earthquakes in the Philippines. 21 languages. ... 1990 Bohol Sea earthquake; ... 2021 Davao del Sur earthquake;
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
The 1990 Panay earthquake occurred at 3:41 p.m. local time on 14 June 1990 with a moment magnitude of 7.1, leaving eight dead and 41 others injured. The epicenter was located at Culasi, Antique on Panay Island in the Philippines. The depth was computed to be 15 kilometers.