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The 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake and tsunami occurred on August 17, 1976, at 00:11 local time near the islands of Mindanao and Sulu, in the Philippines. It measured 8.0 on the moment magnitude scale occurring at a depth of 20 km (12 mi). [ 2 ]
August 17 – The Moro Gulf earthquake take place near the islands of Mindanao and Sulu, in the Philippines. The magnitude was calculated as being as high as 8.0 on the moment magnitude scale. According to reports, the earthquake was recorded around 16:10 UTC. [3] At least 5,000 people died during the earthquake followed by tsunami. [4] [1]
2020 Masbate earthquake [32] 2021 August 12 01:46 Davao Oriental 7.1 VII 1 dead 2021 Davao Oriental earthquake [33] 2022 July 27 08:43 Luzon 7.0 VIII 11 dead, 615 injured 2022 Luzon earthquake [34] 2023 November 17 16:14 Mindanao 6.7 VIII 11 dead, 730 injured November 2023 Mindanao earthquake [35] 2023 December 2 22:37 Mindanao 7.6 VII 3 dead ...
Since 1963, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has assigned local names to a tropical cyclone should it move into or form as a tropical depression in their area of responsibility located between 135°E and 115°E and between 5°N-25°N, even if the cyclone has had an international name assigned to it.
Several countries experienced their worst ever natural disasters. Chronologically, Guatemala in February suffered 23,000 deaths. Indonesia in June had an earthquake causing 6,000 deaths. China in July had officially 242,000 deaths from the 1976 Tangshan earthquake. This was the worst toll from an earthquake for over 400 years.
The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said. The U.S. Geological Survey said pegged the magnitude at 6.8. The U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center said that there was no tsunami ...
2010 Mindanao earthquakes; December 2023 Mindanao earthquake This page was last edited on 28 March 2024, at 09:35 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
A 7.6 magnitude earthquake has hit the Philippines, triggering a tsunami warning. The quake struck off the island of Mindanao late at night, with residents living on the eastern coast urged to ...