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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.
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]
An earthquake on June 3, 1863, ... most significantly in Manila where a lot of buildings collapsed. Number of casualties are unknown. ... July 16, 1990 1621 1000
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 ...
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 ...
Pages in category "1990 earthquakes" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
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. The 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta ...