Chapter II: Part 2

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No. | Date. |Intensity.
| | | Epicenter and effects.
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| _Y. M. d. h. m._ | |
1 |1599 VI 25 3 20 | IX |Manila and neighboring provinces. Damaged
| | |many private buildings in Manila; cracked
| | |the vault of the Jesuit Church so badly
| | |that it had to be demolished and replaced
| | |by a ceiling; fissured the walls and
| | |ruined the roof of Santo Domingo Church.
| | |
2 |1600 I 2 0 0 |VIII |Earthquake of destructive force and long
| | |duration in Manila; extent of damage
| | |unknown.
| | |
3 |1600 XI -- -- -- | VI |Violent and protracted earthquake.
| | |
4 |1601 I 16 0 -- |VIII |Manila and adjacent provinces. Did
| | |considerable damage to some churches and
| | |many private houses in Manila. Its
| | |duration was unusually great, it being
| | |said that during 7 minutes the shocks were
| | |almost continuous. There were several dead
| | |and a great number of injured. The
| | |repetitions were frequent throughout the
| | |year.
| | |
5 |1608 XII 3 -- -- | VI-|Leyte Island. Violent chiefly in the
| | VII |country around Dulag and Palo (E coast of
| | |northern Leyte). It does not appear to
| | |have been destructive.
| | |
6 |1610 XI -- -- -- | IX |Manila and provinces east of it. Several
| | |writers call it a "terrible earthquake
| | |which progressed from E to W."
| | |
7 |1620 -- -- -- -- | IX |Panay Island. Great convulsions of the
| | |ground; the Aclan River changed its
| | |course. The few stone buildings in the
| | |affected districts, as, for instance, the
| | |church at Passi, Province of Iloilo, were
| | |badly cracked, the wooden structures
| | |either fell, owing to the snapping of the
| | |uprights, or remained inclined in various
| | |directions. The provinces which suffered
| | |most were those of Iloilo and Capiz.
| | |
8 |1627 VIII -- -- -- | X |Northern Luzon. The historians mention it
| | |as one of the earthquakes which caused the
| | |greatest convulsions in northern Luzon,
| | |especially in Ilocos Norte and Cagayan,
| | |but above all in the region of the Central
| | |Central Cordillera, Lepanto, and Bontoc.
| | |The data are somewhat vague. It is said
| | |that part of the northern Caraballo
| | |Mountains subsided.
| | |
9 |1628 -- -- -- -- | IX |Camarines and Albay. A destructive
| | |earthquake in which, it is said, a
| | |mountain burst and emitted a river of
| | |water and mud which swept away the town
| | |of Camarines and others. The name of
| | |Camarines was at the time used to
| | |designate the present town of Camalig
| | |and the district near the southern slopes
| | |of Mayon Volcano. The flood mentioned
| | |was probably an avalanche of water, sand,
| | |volcanic ashes, and lapilli, such as also
| | |on other occasions have occurred on the
| | |slopes of the same volcano during periods
| | |of torrential rains.
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No. | Date. |Intensity.
| | | Epicenter and effects.
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| _Y. M. d. h. m._ | |
10 |1636 XII 21 -- -- | IX |Western Mindanao. Destructive earthquake.
| | |The epicenter appears to have been in
| | |Illana Bay. Great landslides are reported
| | |to have occurred at Point Flechas which is
| | |between the Bays of Illana and Sibuguey.
| | |
11 |1641 I 4 -- -- | X |Northern Luzon. Destructive earthquake,
| | |accompanied by great landslides in the
| | |mountains and eruptions of water and mud
| | |in the region of northern Luzon which
| | |comprises the Provinces of the Ilocos, of
| | |Cagayan, and the Cordillera Central. All
| | |the historians of the Archipelago mention
| | |this cataclysm which occurred shortly
| | |after the almost simultaneous eruptions of
| | |Sanguir and Jolo.
| | |
12 |1645 XI 30 20 -- | X |The most terrible earthquake recorded in
| | |the annals of the Archipelago. It might
| | |almost be said that from Manila to Cagayan
| | |and Ilocos Norte it left no stone upon the
| | |other. In the capital, where during the
| | |preceding fifty years a great number of
| | |stone buildings had been erected,
| | |magnificent churches, palaces, and public
| | |buildings, as well as private residences
| | |and villas, the destruction was frightful.
| | |Ten churches were wrecked entirely, to
| | |wit: the Royal Chapel, Cathedral, Santo
| | |Domingo, those of the Recollects and
| | |Franciscans, Santiago, San Antonio,
| | |Nuestra Señora de Guia, and the parish
| | |churches of Binondo and San Miguel; only
| | |San Agustin and the Jesuit Church remained
| | |standing. Twelve monasteries, colleges,
| | |and hospitals were likewise converted into
| | |ruins. No better fared the palace of the
| | |Governor-General, the Real Audiencia and
| | |up to 150 of the finest residences which,
| | |as one author puts it, "in other cities
| | |would have been considerable palaces." The
| | |rest of the private houses were damaged
| | |to so great an extent that the majority
| | |had to be demolished. The number of
| | |persons killed exceeded 600 and the total
| | |of killed and injured is stated to have
| | |been 3,000.
| | |
| | |Outside of Manila there was a general
| | |destruction of villas and other buildings
| | |which had been erected on both banks of
| | |the Pasig River. Throughout the
| | |neighboring provinces the masonry
| | |structures built by the missionaries
| | |suffered the same fate as those in Manila.
| | |From the farthest provinces in the north
| | |were reported great alterations of the
| | |surface with almost complete disappearance
| | |of some native villages, changes in the
| | |courses of rivers, subsidences of plains,
| | |eruptions of sand, etc. All the writers of
| | |the time qualify this disturbance as the
| | |most disastrous earthquake not only in
| | |Luzon, but likewise in Mindoro,
| | |Marinduque, and the other islands south of
| | |Luzon. On the other hand, the provinces of
| | |Camarines and Albay appear to have
| | |suffered little or nothing.
| | |
13 |1645 XII 5 23 -- |VIII |The earthquake of November 30 was followed
| | |by almost daily repetitions and countless
| | |aftershocks, one of which, on December 5,
| | |was of such intensity as to finish the
| | |wrecking of many buildings, "leaving [as a
| | |chronicler writes] the city in such
| | |condition that it was impossible to walk
| | |through it." Aftershocks of variable force
| | |continued to be very frequent throughout
| | |an entire year; that is, until the end of
| | |1646.
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No. | Date. |Intensity.
| | | Epicenter and effects.
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| _Y. M. d. h. m._ | |
14 |1646 III -- -- -- | VI |According to several chroniclers, the
| | |aforementioned aftershocks were more were
| | |more frequent and of greater intensity
| | |during the month of March, some of them
| | |assuming a violent character.
| | |
15 |1648 -- -- -- -- |VIII |Southern Luzon. Very violent earthquake,
| | |damaging many buildings (Von Hoff).
| | |
16 |1653 V 1 -- -- | VI |Earthquake in Manila and surrounding
| | |provinces.
| | |
17 |1658 VIII 20 17 -- | IX |Destructive earthquake. Some historians
| | |maintain that it was as severe as that of
| | |1645; but it caused fewer ruins, partly on
| | |account of its short duration, partly
| | |because it found buildings of less height
| | |and greater power or resistance than those
| | |erected before 1645. Nevertheless it
| | |destroyed the monastery of Santa Clara and
| | |did great damage to the churches and
| | |monasteries of the Dominicans and
| | |Recollects, likewise to the archiepiscopal
| | |palace, the Jesuit College, and a
| | |considerable number of private buildings.
| | |The epicentral region appears to have
| | |included only the southern part of Luzon.
| | |
18 |1665 VI 19 -- -- |VIII |Destructive in Manila and adjacent
| | |provinces. In the ruins of numerous houses
| | |19 persons perished and many more were
| | |injured. Of public buildings only the
| | |Jesuit Church is mentioned as having
| | |suffered to some extent.
| | |
19 |1675 II -- -- -- |VIII |Destructive in northern Mindoro and
| | |Batangas Province. Mention is made of
| | |extensive landslides, the opening of many
| | |fissures and the subsidence of large
| | |tracts on the beach of the northeast
| | |coast of Mindoro. The repetitions were many
| | |and severe.
| | |
20 |1683 VIII 24 -- -- | VII |Damaged some buildings in Manila.
| | |
21 |1687 II -- -- -- | VI |Several violent earthquakes, which,
| | |however, caused no notable damages.
| | |
22 |1699 -- -- -- -- | VII |Many chroniclers assure us that during
| | |this year and the following destructive
| | |earthquakes visited Manila; but there is
| | |great confusion as to the days and months
| | |in which they occurred.
| | |
23 |1716 IX 24 -- -- | VII |Vicinity of Taal Volcano. Violent in
| | |Manila and the Provinces of Rizal, Laguna,
| | |Cavite, and Batangas. Connected with an
| | |eruption of the volcano. At each spasm of
| | |the latter the earth shook so violently
| | |that many buildings in Manila and the
| | |provinces mentioned suffered much harm,
| | |especially those in the vicinity of Lake
| | |Bombon, within which is situated the said
| | |volcano.
| | |
24 |1728 XI 28 -- -- | IX |Remarkable on account of its having been
| | |very perceptible throughout the entire
| | |Archipelago. Caused considerable damage in
| | |Manila and towns in southern Luzon.
| | |
25 |1730 -- -- -- -- | IX |Destructive in the Provinces of Tayabas
| | |and Laguna; ruined the church and the
| | |church and _convento_ at Mauban and other
| | |buildings in this and other towns of the
| | |two provinces.
| | |
26 |1743 -- -- -- -- | IX |Destructive in Tayabas Province, wrecking
| | |masonry structures in the town of Tayabas
| | |and others.
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No. | Date. |Intensity.
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| _Y. M. d. h. m._ | |
27 |1749 VIII 12 9 -- | IX |A violent eruption of Taal Volcano, which
| | |caused great havoc in all the towns on the
| | |shores of Lake Bombon. The shocks which
| | |accompanied each of the intermittent
| | |outbursts of the volcano were so severe
| | |that they left hardly any building
| | |undamaged throughout the provinces in the
| | |neighborhood of Manila--Rizal, Laguna,
| | |Cavite, Batangas, Tayabas, and in northern
| | |Mindoro. The convulsions of the ground
| | |were very remarkable; displacement
| | |occurred and fissures, both wide and deep,
| | |opened in the entire Province of Batangas
| | |and likewise in Cavite Province, up to
| | |Lake Bay. As the shocks occurred during
| | |many days, the majority of Manila's
| | |inhabitants abandoned the Walled City and
| | |lived under tents or in structures of
| | |bamboo and nipa. The greatest force of
| | |the earthquakes and, consequently, the
| | |greatest upheavals seem to have occurred
| | |in the region stretching from Taal Volcano
| | |toward Talim Island (Lake Bay) and the
| | |Antipolo Mountain Range.
| | |
| | |Repetitions and aftershocks were frequent
| | |during nearly a year.
| | |
28 |1754 V 15 21 -- | X |Another eruption of Taal Volcano, the most
| | |terrible in the history of the Islands.
| | |All the towns which surrounded Lake Bombon
| | |were destroyed completely. When rebuilt,
| | |they were placed at a distance from the
| | |lake. There occurred most violent
| | |earthquakes which produced disasters in
| | |the neighboring provinces equal too, if
| | |not exceeding those of 1749. The spasms,
| | |separated by intervals of greater or less
| | |duration, lasted 7 months, the principal
| | |outbursts being always accompanied by very
| | |intense earthquakes which made themselves
| | |felt throughout a large part of Luzon, on
| | |Mindoro Island, and northern Panay.
| | |
29 |1766 XII 7 10 45 | VII |A violent earthquake, but did very slight
| | |damage in Manila. During the month many
| | |more earthquakes of less intensity were
| | |felt; in fact they had been frequent ever
| | |since the preceding August. There exist no
| | |data concerning the provinces around
| | |Manila.
| | |
30 |1767 II 8 1 5 | VII |Manila and neighboring provinces. Violent
| | |earthquake, preceded and followed by
| | |numerous shocks of smaller intensity.
| | |
31 |1767 XI 13 15 25 | VII |Very violent. In Manila a few walls fell
| | |and tile roofs sagged. Slight repetitions
| | |marked the succeeding days. Nothing is
| | |known of the happenings in the near-by
| | |provinces.
| | |
32 |1770 XII -- 23 -- |VIII |Destructive earthquake. Mr. Sonnerat
| | |states that it wrecked many houses in
| | |Manila. This traveler was at the time on
| | |board a ship in the very Bay of Manila;
| | |hence it is very strange that he does not
| | |give the day of the month on which the
| | |disaster took place.
| | |
33 |1771 II 1 -- -- |VIII |Very severe earthquake which laid in ruins
| | |several buildings in Manila, express
| | |mention being made of the Church of
| | |Nuestra Señora de Guia in Ermita, a suburb
| | |of Manila. This is probably the same
| | |disturbance which, according to some
| | |writers, in the beginning of February
| | |damaged the church of Antipolo and others
| | |in La Laguna and Cavite Provinces.
| | |
34 |1783 IV 19 -- -- | VI |Violent earthquake in Dapitan and the
| | |whole of northwestern Mindanao.
| | |
35 |1787 V 13 6 -- |VIII |Very violent in southern Panay,
| | |especially in the Province of Iloilo.
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36 |1787 VII 13 7 -- | X |Panay Island. A terrible earthquake which
| | |left the whole island strewn with ruins.
| | |Of 15 to 20 churches and _conventos_ in
| | |Iloilo Province only two or three remained
| | |standing; in the two other provinces,
| | |Capiz and Antique, the destruction was
| | |less universal. Even the thick walls of
| | |the fort at Iloilo were breached in many
| | |places. There were subsidences in the
| | |plains and landslides in the mountains and
| | |mighty fissures opened. It is stated that
| | |the victims were numerous: in one building
| | |15 persons perished.
| | |
37 |1796 -- -- -- -- | IX |Many writers assert that during this year
| | |a most violent earthquake shook Manila
| | |and was followed by severe repetitions
| | |during the succeeding 20 days. But,
| | |although all agree that the quake was
| | |destructive, not one of them gives
| | |precise information as to its effects.
| | |
38 |1797 II- -- 14 -- | VII |A violent earthquake but not destructive
| III | |in Manila took place between February 11
| | |and March 7. It fissured walls and ruined
| | |tile roofs.
| | |
39 |1811 X 5 -- -- | IX |Destructive earthquake in Camarines
| | |Province. It wrecked many churches,
| | |_conventos_, and other buildings
| | |throughout the province, from San Miguel
| | |Bay to the vicinity of Albay.
| | |
40 |1814 II 2 -- -- | VII |Albay. Violent earthquakes which preceded
| | |and accompanied the great eruption of
| | |Mayon Volcano, Province of Albay. Several
| | |towns situated on the slopes of the
| | |mountain were destroyed by this outburst,
| | |while others, at a greater distance,
| | |suffered less severely.
| | |
41 |1818 -- -- -- -- | VII |Dapitan, northwestern Mindanao. Several
| | |violent earthquakes with countless
| | |repetitions distributed through 6 months.
| | |
42 |1824 I -- -- -- | VII |Earthquake, violent in Manila and
| | |destructive in Cagayan and Isabela
| | |Provinces, northeastern Luzon.
| | |
43 |1824 IX 29 -- -- | IX |Central Luzon. Destructive, making many
| | |ruins throughout the Provinces of Tayabas,
| | |Laguna, Rizal, and Nueva Ecija. The
| | |churches of Cavinti and Lukban were
| | |destroyed, that of Antipolo and others
| | |badly damaged.
| | |
44 |1824 X 26 -- -- | IX |Destructive in Manila and neighboring
| | |provinces. Spoiled the Bridge of Spain
| | |and the barracks in its vicinity, the
| | |church of Saint Francis and others and
| | |many private houses. Frightened by the
| | |continual repetitions, people left the
| | |city to live in nipa houses and under
| | |tents. The undulations seemed to come
| | |from north-northwest.
| | |
45 |1828 XI 9 18 30 |VIII |Destructive earthquake. Damaged several
| | |churches in Manila, likewise the prison
| | |and many private residences. The shocks
| | |appeared to advance from south to north.
| | |
46 |1830 I 18 17 -- | IX |Southern Luzon. Destructive in the
| | |Provinces of Rizal, Laguna, and Tayabas.
| | |In Manila the damage was confined to the
| | |cracking of walls and the falling of such
| | |as had little power of resistance; but
| | |toward Laguna and Tayabas the destruction
| | |was greater; the complete destruction of
| | |the church and _convento_ of Mauban is
| | |expressly mentioned.
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No. | Date. |Intensity.
| | | Epicenter and effects.
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| _Y. M. d. h. m._ | |
47 |1836 I 5 -- -- | VII |Very violent earthquake in western
| | |Mindanao. The epicenter was in Illana
| | |Bay. Severe shocks were felt in Cotabato
| | |and Zamboanga, 250 kilometers distant
| | |from each other.
| | |
48 |1840 -- -- -- -- | IX |Destructive earthquake in Sorsogon and
| | |Masbate. Ruined the masonry buildings. In
| | |Sorsogon Bay extensive subsidences
| | |occurred; the sea invaded the town,
| | |causing great destruction and claiming
| | |many victims.
| | |
49 |1852 IX 16 18 45 | IX |Central Luzon. Destructive earthquake
| | |which made itself felt with violence in
| | |the Provinces of Rizal, Laguna, Cavite,
| | |Batangas, Tayabas, Bataan, Zambales,
| | |Pampanga, Bulacan, and Nueva Ecija. In
| | |Manila it damaged severely a great number
| | |of buildings, among them the cathedral and
| | |the churches of the Jesuits, San Miguel,
| | |and Paco, the church and _convento_ at
| | |Pandacan (near Manila), and many houses.
| | |It is stated that the damage was
| | |(relatively) vastly greater in the
| | |Provinces of Bataan, Cavite, and Batangas,
| | |where many fissures opened and subsidences
| | |and landslides occurred. The zone most
| | |severely chastised seems to have stretched
| | |from the Zambales Mountain Range as far as
| | |the coasts of Batangas and Northern
| | |Mindoro. Aftershocks were frequent until
| | |the middle of October.
| | |
50 |1852 IX 25 -- -- | VI |Very strong earthquake in Camarines and
| | |Albay Provinces.
| | |
51 |1852 XII 24 -- -- | IX |Destructive earthquake in Batangas
| | |Province and northern Mindoro. Ruined
| | |many buildings, among which were the
| | |church of Taal and the church and
| | |_convento_ of Bauang; the church of
| | |Batangas likewise suffered severely.
| | |
52 |1853 -- -- -- -- |VIII |Destructive earthquake in Camarines
| | |Province. Made ruins in many towns of the
| | |southeastern part of the province, express
| | |mention being made of the church,
| | |_convento_, tribunal, and the schools of
| | |Pulangui.
| | |
53 |1855 III 22 -- -- |VIII |Very violent earthquake in southeastern
| | |Luzon. Caused likewise some ruins in the
| | |Provinces of Camarines, Albay, and
| | |Sorsogon.
| | |
54 |1858 -- -- -- -- | VI |Very strong earthquakes throughout the
| | |district of Cotabato and the south of
| | |Lanao district; but it is not known
| | |whether they caused extensive damages.
| | |
55 |1862 III 4 17 30 | VII |Violent earthquake; cracked some buildings
| | |in Manila and the neighboring provinces.
| | |
56 |1862 VII 13 16 2 | VII |Violent earthquake which displayed its
| | |greatest intensity to the east-northeast
| | |of Manila, in the vicinity of Casiguran
| | |and Baler Bays. Damaged the church and
| | |_convento_ of Baler. Several aftershocks
| | |followed during the next 4 days.
| | |
57 |1862 IX 9 3 -- |VIII |Ilocos Norte and Cagayan. The epicenter
| | |lay within the Central Cordillera. Did
| | |some damage to the church of Piddig and to
| | |other towns situated near the Cordillera.
| | |
58 |1862 X 30 12 30 | VI |Laguna Province. Very strong earthquake,
| | |doing slight damage in the towns south of
| | |Lake Bay and close to the volcanic cone of
| | |Mount Maquiling.
| | |
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| | | Epicenter and effects.
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| _Y. M. d. h. m._ | |
59 |1863 VI 3 19 20 | X |Manila and adjacent provinces. A
| | |disastrous earthquake, comparable with
| | |that of 1645. Laid in ruins the cathedral
| | |and nearly all the other churches, except
| | |San Agustin, the palace of the
| | |Governor-General, the Audiencia, the
| | |barracks, warehouses, etc.; all in all, 46
| | |public buildings in ruins and 25 others
| | |badly damaged. Of private houses 570 were
| | |destroyed, 531 left tottering. Total,
| | |1,172 buildings in ruins or badly damaged.
| | |The number of victims was appalling. It is
| | |estimated that in Manila and the
| | |surrounding towns alone the number of
| | |killed reached 400, that of the injured
| | |2,000. The catastrophe likewise involved
| | |many towns in Rizal, Laguna, and Cavite,
| | |where it destroyed churches and a great
| | |number of houses.
| | |
60 |1863 VI 9 -- -- | VII |Violent earthquake which in Manila and
| | |neighboring towns brought to the ground
| | |several buildings left in a tottering
| | |condition by the preceding disturbance.
| | |
61 |1864 I 3 -- -- | VI |Origin, south of Illana Bay. It was felt
| | |very strongly both at Zamboanga and
| | |Cotabato; the former west, the latter
| | |east of the bay mentioned.
| | |
62 |1865 XI 23 4 -- | VI |Strong earthquake which caused great
| | |excitement in Manila and adjacent
| | |provinces.
| | |
63 |1866 XII 29 3 -- | VII |Ilocos Norte. Very violent earthquake.
| | |Damaged several buildings at Laoag and in
| | |other towns of the province.
| | |
64 |1867 I 5 9 45 | VI |Albay Province. Very strong earthquake.
| | |
65 |1867 III 26 13 -- | VI |Ilocos Norte. Very strong earthquake.
| | |Shocks of varying intensity were frequent
| | |in this province during the months
| | |December, 1866, to April, 1867.
| | |
66 |1867 XII 27 9 11 | VI |Samar Island. Very strong and prolonged
| | |earthquake.
| | |
67 |1868 IV 4 -- -- | VI |Leyte Island. Very strong earthquake.
| | |
68 |1868 VI 29 8 11 | VI |Panay Island. Very strong earthquake in
| | |Iloilo and other towns of the southern
| | |part of the island. Frequent, but weak
| | |shocks had been felt since June 7.
| | |
69 |1869 VIII 16 15 -- | IX |Masbate Island. Disastrous earthquake.
| | |Destroyed the few masonry buildings extant
| | |on the island and ruined or inclined
| | |hundreds of houses of wood or light
| | |materials; large trees fell, fissures
| | |opened, and vast landslides occurred in
| | |the mountains and along the coasts,
| | |especially in the south of the island.
| | |Countless repetitions followed, over 100
| | |of the more severe ones having been
| | |counted during the first fortnight after
| | |the earthquake.
| | |
70 |1869 X 1 11 35 |VIII |Neighboring provinces east and south of
| | |Manila, and northern Mindoro. On Luzon the
| | |provinces chiefly affected were Rizal,
| | |Laguna, Cavite, and Batangas. In Manila
| | |this earthquake did considerable damage to
| | |quite a number of buildings. In the
| | |Provinces of Cavite and Batangas a few
| | |churches and _conventos_ were wrecked.
| | |There was no loss of life. Repetitions
| | |were frequent during the 5 days
| | |immediately following the earthquake.
| | |
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No. | Date. |Intensity.
| | | Epicenter and effects.
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| _Y. M. d. h. m._ | |
71 |1869 X 23 16 30 | VII |Very violent earthquake in southern
| | |Luzon, especially in Laguna Province.
| | |Slightly damaged some buildings.
| | |
72 |1870 III 2 3 -- | VI |Northeastern Samar. Very strong
| | |earthquake.
| | |
73 |1870 V 23 23 55 | VII |Northern Luzon. Very violent earthquake
| | |in the Provinces of Ilocos Norte,
| | |Cagayan, Isabela, and the northern part
| | |of the Mountain Province.
| | |
74 |1870 XI 4 4 -- | VII |Central Mindanao. A violent earthquake
| | |whose epicenter lay between the Gulf of
| | |Davao and the Province of Misamis. During
| | |the months of November and December
| | |occurred many repetitions, some of them
| | |very intense.
| | |
75 |1871 II 21 4 -- | IX |Camiguin Island. Destructive earthquake
| | |which affected only the extreme north of
| | |the island, where subsequently, on the
| | |30th of April, a volcano which had been
| | |believed extinct, burst forth again near
| | |its base. This great earthquake was the
| | |first of a series of shocks which preceded
| | |the eruption. It ruined many buildings
| | |constructed of wood, and rent asunder the
| | |massive walls of the churches at Mambajao
| | |and Catarman, while in the mountains it
| | |caused many landslides. Between February
| | |21 and April 30, the date of the volcanic
| | |eruption, four violent earthquakes were
| | |felt on Camiguin and the neighboring
| | |Islands of Mindanao, Cebu, Bohol, etc.,
| | |aside from countless shocks of less
| | |intensity. With the eruption, the
| | |earthquakes ceased completely.
| | |
76 |1871 VI 28 5 30 | VI |District of Davao, southeastern Mindanao.
| | |Violent earthquake throughout the region
| | |surrounding Davao Gulf, with frequent
| | |aftershocks during the ensuing 8 days.
| | |
77 |1871 VII 11 21 19 | VI |Very strong earthquake, remarkable for its
| | |wide extension, as it was felt strongly in
| | |all the provinces of Luzon north of the
| | |sixteenth parallel of north latitude.
| | |Repetitions were frequent for three or
| | |four days.
| | |
78 |1871 X 4 20 30 | VII |District of Davao, southeastern Mindanao.
| | |A very violent earthquake, shaking the
| | |region around the Gulf of Davao.
| | |
79 |1871 XI 5 9 -- | VII |Surigao, northeastern Mindanao. Very
| | |violent and prolonged earthquake in the
| | |Province of Surigao; also remarkable for
| | |its extension, being felt intensely
| | |throughout eastern Mindanao and
| | |perceptible on all the Visayan Islands.
| | |
80 |1871 XI 29 16 30 | VII |Very violent earthquake in western
| | |Mindanao and on the Islands of Basilan
| | |and Jolo. It caused slight damage to
| | |several buildings at Zamboanga.
| | |
81 |1871 XII 8 17 30 | IX |Destructive earthquake throughout the
| | |districts of Lanao, Cotabato, and Davao,
| | |Mindanao. It is reported that at Cotabato
| | |and Pollok not a single building remained
| | |standing; the happenings in the Moro
| | |villages and forts are not known. Even in
| | |Davao, at a distance of 200 kilometers,
| | |it developed great violence. Within one
| | |hour three series of most violent shocks
| | |were experienced, accompanied by
| | |subterraneous rumblings.
| | |
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No. | Date. |Intensity.
| | | Epicenter and effects.
----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------
| _Y. M. d. h. m._ | |
82 |1871 XII 9 7 30 |VIII |Most violent earthquake in the same
| | |regions of Lanao and Cotabato, which
| | |completed the devastation of the
| | |preceding. Also in this earthquake several
| | |separate groups of shocks could be
| | |distinguished, which occurred within the
| | |space of a little more than half an hour.
| | |The subterranean noises were much stronger
| | |than on the preceding day and caused
| | |consternation. During the first few days
| | |following these quakes occurred uncounted
| | |repetitions, some of which, like the
| | |principal earthquakes, were perceptible
| | |not only throughout Mindanao, but likewise
| | |in the Visayas up to distances exceeding
| | |500 kilometers.
| | |
83 |1871 XII 19 22 30 | VII |Very violent earthquake throughout the
| | |length of eastern Mindanao, from Surigao
| | |to Davao. It was likewise very perceptible
| | |on Samar and Leyte Islands. For a number
| | |of days there were many repetitions, some
| | |of them very intense, notably those which
| | |took place on the 21st and 22d.
| | |
84 |1872 I 26 19 30 | VII |Violent earthquake close to the coast of
| | |Zambales, near the town of Agno. The
| | |shock was repeated ten to twelve times,
| | |accompanied by subterraneous noises; an
| | |extraordinary wave was seen in the sea
| | |close to the coast and in the Agno River
| | |which empties into the sea near the town.
| | |The affected area was very small, which
| | |makes it appear probable that the cause
| | |must be sought in some displacements in
| | |the scarps of the coast.
| | |
85 |1872 I 27 16 30 | VI |Very strong earthquake in the Province of
| | |Ilocos Norte, followed by numerous
| | |repetitions of considerable intensity
| | |during the 28th, 29th, and 30th.
| | |
86 |1872 VII 22 22 50 | VI |Camarines and Albay. Very strong
| | |earthquake, followed by frequent
| | |repetitions during the next two days.
| | |
87 |1872 VIII 24 21 -- | VI |District of Davao, southeastern Mindanao.
| | |Very strong and prolonged earthquake in
| | |the vicinity of Mount Apo; repetitions
| | |somewhat frequent during several days.
| | |
88 |1872 IX 6 0 -- | VI |Violent earthquake in northern Samar,
| | |Catanduanes Island, and the Provinces of
| | |Sorsogon and Albay, having its origin
| | |to the northeast of San Bernardino Strait.
| | |On the same and the following day occurred
| | |four repetitions of moderate intensity.
| | |
89 |1872 IX 10 20 20 | VI |Very strong earthquake in the northern
| | |part of the Mountain Province, Luzon,
| | |which, during the month, was preceded and
| | |followed by other shocks of less
| | |intensity.
| | |
90 |1872 XII 29 11 48 |VIII |Most violent earthquake in the region
| | |southwest of Manila, which is comprised
| | |between the Zambales Mountain Range and
| | |the northern part of Mindoro. It did
| | |considerable damage to buildings in the
| | |Provinces of Bataan, Cavite, and Batangas.
| | |The towns which suffered most severely
| | |were Balanga, Tuy, Nasugbu, Calaca,
| | |Balayan, Taal, and Batangas. Several
| | |shocks of small intensity preceded the
| | |principal quake between 6 and 9 o'clock.
| | |
91 |1873 I 16 23 45 | VI |An earthquake which was very strong in
| | |Batangas Province and strong in northern
| | |Mindoro and the Provinces of Tayabas,
| | |Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, and Bulacan.
| | |During the preceding days several light
| | |shocks had been felt.
| | |
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No. | Date. |Intensity.
| | | Epicenter and effects.
----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------
| _Y. M. d. h. m._ | |
92 |1873 III 18 13 -- |VIII |Southern Samar. Destructive earthquake
| | |whose meizoseismic area included only the
| | |town of Mercedes--where some walls were
| | |thrown down and others cracked--and a few
| | |unimportant villages in the vicinity,
| | |situated on the Pacific coast, near which
| | |was the seat of disturbance.
| | |
93 |1873 III 31 1 58 | VII |Northern Luzon. This earthquake was
| | |violent in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, and
| | |the Mountain Province. It was remarkable
| | |for its duration of nearly one minute.
| | |The resulting damage was negligible.
| | |
94 |1873 VI 11 23 15 | VI |This earthquake was violent in
| | |northeastern Mindoro and very strong on
| | |Romblon and Marinduque Islands, likewise
| | |in the Province of Batangas. During June,
| | |July, and August the same region
| | |experienced several shocks of less
| | |intensity.
| | |
95 |1873 XI 14 17 30 |VIII |Destructive earthquake in Tayabas Province
| | |and on Marinduque Island. It caused great
| | |harm in towns of Mauban, Lucban, and
| | |others in northeastern Tayabas, and
| | |likewise at Boac and Santa Cruz on
| | |Marinduque. Many repetitions of smaller
| | |intensity occurred during that day and the
| | |following.
| | |
96 |1874 I 17 4 -- | VI |Sorsogon Province and Masbate Island.
| | |Intense earthquake, followed by frequent
| | |light repetitions and five strong
| | |earthquakes during the months of February
| | |and March.
| | |
97 |1874 IV 14 6 45 | VI |Northern Luzon. A very strong earthquake
| | |throughout northern Luzon; that is, in
| | |the provinces north of the 16th parallel
| | |of latitude. Its center appears to have
| | |been near the Ilocos coast.
| | |
98 |1874 VII 8 10 32 | VI |Central Luzon. Strong earthquake in the
| | |Provinces of Pangasinan, Union, Benguet,
| | |Nueva Vizcaya, Isabela, Tarlac, Zambales,
| | |Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, and Bulacan. The
| | |epicenter was near the shores of
| | |Casiguran Bay.
| | |
99 |1874 VIII 25 6 30 |VIII |Destructive earthquake in Zamboanga,
| | |western Mindanao. It did considerable
| | |damage to masonry buildings and overturned
| | |walls. Many large fissures opened near the
| | |beach of the sea.
| | |
100 |1874 IX 16 10 9 | VII |Violent earthquake in central and eastern
| | |Luzon, with innumerable repetitions until
| | |the end of October. The center lay near
| | |Casiguran Bay. The provinces affected
| | |most were northern Camarines, Tayabas,
| | |Laguna, Rizal, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija,
| | |Nueva Vizcaya, and Isabela.
| | |
101 |1875 III 9 3 30 | VII |Very violent earthquake in Abra and the
| | |Mountain Province. Destroyed some houses
| | |and caused landslides on the mountain
| | |sides, ruining rice terraces. It was
| | |preceded by feeble shocks and followed by
| | |many repetitions until the 14th.
| | |
102 |1876 V 19 11 30 |VIII |An earthquake which displayed destructive
| | |force in the Camarines. Considerable
| | |damage resulted to many buildings in Daet,
| | |Nueva Caceres, Iriga, Buhi, and some other
| | |towns. The duration of this earthquake was
| | |quite unusual. Many repetitions were felt
| | |during the following five days.
| | |
103 |1877 VI 2 11 6 | VI |Very strong earthquake throughout central
| | |Luzon. The meizoseismal area comprised
| | |the northern and east-northeastern part
| | |of Pangasinan Province. The shocks had
| | |still considerable force on the southern
| | |and northern coast of Luzon, at distances
| | |of about 300 kilometers.
| | |
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No. | Date. |Intensity.
| | | Epicenter and effects.
----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------
| _Y. M. d. h. m._ | |
104 |1877 VI 24 7 -- | VII |Very violent earthquake in Batangas and
| | |Cavite Provinces, in the vicinity of Taal
| | |Volcano. During the 5 hours immediately
| | |preceding the quake, seven series of
| | |violent shocks were felt. The earthquake
| | |cracked many walls in the towns closest
| | |to Lake Bombon.
| | |
105 |1877 VII 5 12 7 | VII |Violent earthquake in Camarines, which did
| | |no damage, but is remarkable on account of
| | |its having been felt with considerable
| | |force throughout a great part of Luzon and
| | |the Visayas. It was followed by very many
| | |aftershocks of variable intensity, 20
| | |having been recorded during the first 24
| | |hours following the earthquake.
| | |
106 |1877 VII 23 16 24 | VII |Leyte Island. Very violent earthquake,
| | |doing some harm in the northern part of
| | |the island.
| | |
107 |1878 VIII 13 12 14 | VI |Very strong earthquake of great extension.
| | |Its epicenter was southwest of Luzon, near
| | |the western coast of Cavite and Zambales
| | |Provinces. It was felt intensely from
| | |Mindoro to the Provinces of Union and
| | |Isabela.
| | |
108 |1878 IX 17 0 50 | VII |Violent earthquake to the west of the
| | |Gulf of Davao, in the neighborhood of Apo
| | |Volcano. Many buildings of Davao suffered
| | |seriously. Repetitions were frequent
| | |until the 22d.
| | |
109 |1879 VII 1 2 38 | X |Surigao Peninsula. Destructive earthquake,
| | |with disastrous results to buildings and
| | |the topography of the region. Not a single
| | |stone building remained inhabitable,
| | |although some of them, like the church,
| | |government house, and prison at Surigao,
| | |were of most solid construction. Besides
| | |the opening of innumerable fissures and
| | |vast landslides on the coasts and in the
| | |mountains, there occurred extensive
| | |subsidences: several accurate observations
| | |seem to prove that a great part of the
| | |peninsula was depressed by about 2 feet.
| | |In short, this earthquake was one of those
| | |which produced the greatest changes of
| | |topography experienced in the Philippines.
| | |There followed other very strong quakes on
| | |July 5, 24, and 28, and August 8, with
| | |countless repetitions of less importance
| | |during several months. From July 1 to 15
| | |occurred on the average 5 perceptible
| | |shocks per day.
| | |
110 |1879 VIII 29 6 -- | VI |District of Cotabato, Mindanao. Very
| | |strong earthquake which closed a series of
| | |quakes which had begun on the 10th of the
| | |month. Of these, two felt on the 13th and
| | |one on the 21st had been rather intense.
| | |
111 |1879 IX 28 -- -- | VI |District of Davao, Mindanao. Very strong
| | |earthquake followed by some repetitions.
| | |On the 16th of the same month a somewhat
| | |less intense earthquake had been felt in
| | |the same region.
| | |
112 |1879 X 14 9 -- | VII |Ilocos Norte. Very violent earthquake
| | |which damaged buildings in the town of
| | |Baccarra.
| | |
113 |1879 XII 19 -- -- | VII |Ilocos Norte. Very violent earthquake
| | |resulting in damaged buildings at Laoag
| | |and other towns of the province.
| | |
114 |1880 III 28 5 4 | VI |Very strong earthquake in eastern Panay
| | |and the northwestern part of Negros
| | |Island.
| | |
115 |1880 VII 15 0 53 |VIII |Eastern part of Luzon. Destructive
| | |earthquake in the Provinces of Tayabas
| | |and Laguna. It damaged to some extent all
| | |masonry structures, both public and
| | |private, in the towns east of Lake Bay.
| | |
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No. | Date. |Intensity.
| | | Epicenter and effects.
----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------
| _Y. M. d. h. m._ | |
116 |1880 VII 18 12 40 | IX |Central and southern Luzon. Destructive
| | |earthquake affecting the Provinces of
| | |Tayabas, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Bulacan,
| | |Bataan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, and
| | |Pangasinan. In Manila, as well as in the
| | |towns of the provinces mentioned, the
| | |earthquake did incalculable harm to
| | |buildings, besides causing subsidences,
| | |fissures, lateral displacements and
| | |similar effects, especially in the
| | |alluvial lands along the banks of the
| | |Rivers Pasig, the Great and Little
| | |Pampanga, and the Agno.
| | |
117 |1880 VII 20 15 40 |VIII |Earthquake of destructive violence in the
| | |towns surrounding Lake Bay, especially in
| | |those south and west of the lake.
| | |
| | |Within the epicentral region of the three
| | |preceding earthquakes, which measures
| | |about 300 kilometers from north to south
| | |and 200 kilometers from east to west,
| | |severe damage was done to the principal
| | |stone buildings, such as churches,
| | |_conventos_, court-houses, schools, and a
| | |few private houses, of 112 of the city
| | |principal towns. In the of Manila some 30
| | |public buildings (administration
| | |buildings, barracks, churches,
| | |monasteries, and colleges) and about 200
| | |private houses of strong materials were
| | |either wrecked or badly damaged.
| | |Fortunately the number of victims was not
| | |in proportion to the magnitude of the
| | |disaster, neither in Manila nor in the
| | |provinces. From the various reports
| | |published at the time we conclude that
| | |the number of killed did not exceed 20,
| | |nor that of the injured 50.
| | |
118 |1880 IX 23 22 30 | VI |Strong earthquake along the Zambales
| | |coast, western Luzon. Frequent
| | |repetitions until October 2d.
| | |
119 |1881 VII 11 12 35 | VI |Very strong earthquake in southern Panay
| | |and northwestern Negros.
| | |
120 |1881 VII 27 16 30 | VII |Violent earthquake in the Province of
| | |Nueva Vizcaya. This was the first violent
| | |forerunner of the innumerable shocks which
| | |during the months of August, September,
| | |and October were to spread devastation and
| | |terror throughout this province.
| | |
121 |1881 IX 1 12 20 | IX |Destructive earthquake in Nueva Vizcaya.
| | |
122 |1881 IX 18 4 55 |VIII |Destructive earthquake in Nueva Vizcaya.
| | |
123 |1881 IX 18 22 40 |VIII |Destructive earthquake in Nueva Vizcaya.
| | |
124 |1881 IX 20 14 25 |VIII |Destructive earthquake in Nueva Vizcaya.
| | |
| | |This memorable seismic period of Nueva
| | |Vizcaya ended after October 15. During
| | |August and September a missionary made a
| | |list comprising over 150 distinct
| | |earthquakes, without including countless
| | |repetitions of smaller intensity. The
| | |effects of these earthquakes were more
| | |notable by the alterations in the
| | |topography of the region than by the
| | |damage done to buildings, as the latter
| | |were of wood and thatched with cogon
| | |grass. The inhabitants were
| | |terror-stricken and the authorities had
| | |to work hard to prevent a general exodus
| | |from the country.
| | |
125 |1882 IV 10 19 30 | VI |District of Cotabato, Mindanao. Violent
| | |earthquake, preceded by subterraneous
| | |rumblings and followed by frequent
| | |repetitions. Already during March some
| | |very strong shocks had preceded.
| | |
126 |1882 X 10 16 57 | VII |Violent earthquake in Camarines Province
| | |with several repetitions.
| | |
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No. | Date. |Intensity.
| | | Epicenter and effects.
----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------
| _Y. M. d. h. m._ | |
127 |1882 XII 6 -- -- | VII |Very violent earthquake in the north of
| | |Cebu Island and southern Masbate.
| | |
128 |1883 II 10 3 28 | VII |Very violent earthquake in Nueva Vizcaya
| | |and Benguet Provinces. It had been
| | |preceded by a strong shock at 12h 20m of
| | |the 6th.
| | |
129 |1884 I 10 7 22 | VII |Very violent earthquake near the southern
| | |coasts of Camarines Province, followed by
| | |a strong quake on the 11th and by
| | |numerous repetitions.
| | |
130 |1884 VI 5 -- -- | VI |Very strong earthquake in the Province of
| | |Misamis, northern Mindanao. Repeated with
| | |the same intensity at 8h and 13h.
| | |
131 |1884 X 29 4 10 | VI |Very strong earthquake in the whole south
| | |and southeast of Luzon, chiefly in the
| | |Provinces of Laguna, Tayabas, Camarines,
| | |Albay, and Sorsogon; likewise on Masbate
| | |Island. Many repetitions occurred until
| | |the end of November.
| | |
132 |1884 XII 24 5 -- | VI |Samar, Leyte, and northeast Mindanao. Very
| | |strong earthquake, with very severe
| | |repetitions on the 26th, 27th, and 28th.
| | |
133 |1885 II 22 15 30 |VIII |East coast of Mindanao. Destructive
| | |earthquake, which did extensive damage to
| | |the churches and other buildings of stone
| | |or wood and caused mighty fissures and
| | |landslides in the mountains as well as in
| | |the scarps of the Pacific coast.
| | |
134 |1885 VII 23 22 45 | IX |Northwestern Mindanao. Destructive
| | |earthquake which ruined several buildings
| | |in the towns and villages of the Dapitan
| | |district. The origin lay in the
| | |east-northeastern part of the Sulu Sea.
| | |The disturbance was felt strongly in
| | |nearly all of the Visayan Islands, in
| | |western Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago.
| | |Repetitions were frequent until the end of
| | |October, those of July 31, September 9,
| | |September 23, and October 25 being very
| | |intense.
| | |
135 |1885 IX 30 6 -- | VI |Northeastern Mindanao and southeastern
| | |Leyte. Very strong earthquake, followed by
| | |many repetitions.
| | |
136 |1885 XI 19 21 31 | VII |Very violent earthquake in the Provinces
| | |of Nueva Vizcaya, Isabela, and Benguet,
| | |followed by strong repetitions on
| | |December 8, 19, and 27.
| | |
137 |1886 IV 10 8 -- | VI |Very strong earthquake in the southeast
| | |of Panay and northwest of Negros Islands.
| | |
138 |1887 II 2 23 -- | IX |Panay Island. Destructive earthquake,
| | |causing notable damages, especially in
| | |the towns of the Provinces of Iloilo and
| | |Capiz. The two days following the
| | |earthquake brought many aftershocks.
| | |
139 |1887 III 24 21 14 |VIII |Camarines Province. Destructive earthquake
| | |doing considerable harm in several towns
| | |in the vicinity of Nueva Caceres. The 25th
| | |witnessed a very intense repetition, while
| | |lighter aftershocks were frequent until
| | |the month of May.
| | |
140 |1888 I 27 3 45 | VI |Very strong earthquake in eastern
| | |Mindanao, which had its epicenter in the
| | |Agusan River Valley.
| | |
141 |1888 VIII 19 14 39 | VI |Northeastern Luzon. Very strong
| | |earthquake, especially in the Provinces
| | |of Cagayan and Isabela, followed by many
| | |repetitions of varying intensity.
| | |
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No. | Date. |Intensity.
| | | Epicenter and effects.
----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------
| _Y. M. d. h. m._ | |
142 |1889 I 1 10 20 | VII |Northeastern Mindanao. Violent earthquake
| | |in the districts of Surigao and Butuan.
| | |Repeated with equal force at 21h 40m of
| | |the 12th, doing slight damage to buildings
| | |in Surigao, Placer, and Gigaquit, and
| | |opening numerous fissures in the ground.
| | |Repetitions were very frequent throughout
| | |the month, more than 100 having been
| | |recorded until the 22d.
| | |
143 |1889 II 5 15 53 |VIII |Western Mindanao. Destructive earthquake
| | |whose origin lay south of Illana Bay. It
| | |was felt with equal force at Zamboanga and
| | |Cotabato, each at a distance of more than
| | |100 kilometers from the epicenter, but did
| | |no harm worth mentioning.
| | |
144 |1889 V 26 2 23 |VIII |Destructive earthquake in the Province of
| | |Batangas and northern Mindoro. It wrecked
| | |the church at Ibaan and severely damaged
| | |the church and other buildings in
| | |Batangas, Bauang, Calapan, and several
| | |other towns.
| | |
145 |1889 X 6 11 10 | VII |Very violent earthquake throughout eastern
| | |Mindanao, with epicenter in the valley of
| | |the Agusan River. It was very perceptible
| | |in every part of the island and on many of
| | |the Visayas.
| | |
146 |1890 II 7 0 10 |VIII |Destructive earthquake in northern Leyte
| | |which split walls in Barugo, Carigara, and
| | |other towns, and produced large fissures
| | |in the lowlands along the coast. On the
| | |7th and 8th occurred 2 strong and more
| | |than 20 light repetitions.
| | |
147 |1890 IV 13 14 4 | VI |Northern Luzon. Very strong earthquake in
| | |Ilocos Norte and Sur, the Mountain
| | |Province, Cagayan, and Isabela. A
| | |repetition occurring at 20h developed the
| | |same intensity.
| | |
148 |1891 VI 25 20 10 | VII |Very violent earthquake in eastern
| | |Mindanao whose center was in the Agusan
| | |River Valley. Slightly damaged buildings
| | |at Davao and Butuan, situated 100
| | |kilometers south and north, respectively,
| | |of the focus.
| | |
149 |1892 III 8 -- -- |VIII |Batanes Islands. Destructive earthquake.
| | |All that is known of the effects is that
| | |it wrecked some buildings at Santo Domingo
| | |and other towns on Batan Island.
| | |
150 |1892 III 16 20 58 | X |Disastrous earthquake in the Provinces of
| | |Pangasinan, Union, and Benguet. It created
| | |great havoc in the masonry buildings, such
| | |as churches, _conventos_, court-houses,
| | |and schools, besides a few private houses,
| | |of 30 of the principal towns within the
| | |meizoseismic area, produced great fissures
| | |and extensive subsidences in the alluvial
| | |plains, and many landslides in the steep
| | |mountains of northern Pangasinan. Luckily
| | |the falling buildings killed only one or
| | |two persons. Repetitions were frequent up
| | |to the end of the month; of these three
| | |occurring on the 17th and one each on the
| | |26th and 28th were of exceptional
| | |intensity.
| | |
151 |1892 III 17 0 34 | VII |Very violent earthquake in the region
| | |mentioned under No. 150. Wrecked some
| | |buildings damaged by the preceding.
| | |
152 |1893 III 9 0 35 | VI |Central Luzon. Very strong earthquake in
| | |the Provinces of Nueva Vizcaya, Benguet,
| | |and Pangasinan.
| | |
153 |1893 IV 12 13 48 | VI |Very strong earthquake in Camarines,
| | |Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, and northern
| | |Samar. Its epicenter was close to Masbate
| | |Island.
| | |
154 |1893 VI 3 6 23 | VII |Violent earthquake in the whole western
| | |part of Mindanao, proceeding from the
| | |neighborhood of Illana Bay.
| | |
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No. | Date. |Intensity.
| | | Epicenter and effects.
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| _Y. M. d. h. m._ | |
155 |1893 VI 21 14 50 | X |Disastrous earthquake in the Agusan River
| | |Valley. The fact that there was no general
| | |destruction of buildings with heavy loss
| | |of life is due solely to the circumstance
| | |that the region affected contained only
| | |structures of bamboo and nipa. The effects
| | |of the convulsions on the topography of
| | |the region give an idea of what the
| | |consequences of the quake might have been
| | |had it found another class of buildings.
| | |There are indications that in the southern
| | |part of the valley an area of many square
| | |kilometers subsided to a considerable
| | |extent. Repetitions were frequent
| | |throughout an entire year.
| | |
156 |1893 VII 1 4 8 | VII |Very violent earthquake in the valley of
| | |the Agusan River.
| | |
157 |1893 XII 24 0 24 | VI |Very strong earthquake in southeastern
| | |Luzon, northern Samar, and Masbate. The
| | |epicenter lay northeast of Masbate Island,
| | |close to Capul Island, on which latter the
| | |quake was violent. Repeated at 18h 2m of
| | |the same day.
| | |
158 |1894 II 10 0 42 |VIII |Destructive earthquake in southeastern
| | |Mindanao, having its epicenter in the
| | |region east of Davao Gulf. It produced
| | |many fissures and displacements in the
| | |mountains and cracked a few houses of wood
| | |in the towns of Mati and Sigaboy. The
| | |aftershocks continued on the 10th and
| | |11th, occurring at intervals of about 5
| | |minutes.
| | |
159 |1894 II 18 5 23 | VI |Very strong earthquake in the valley of
| | |the Agusan River which was repeated with
| | |the same intensity at 23h 58m of the 19th.
| | |
160 |1894 IV 2 2 34 | VI |Very strong earthquake in central Luzon,
| | |especially in Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, and
| | |Benguet.
| | |
161 |1894 VI 29 2 57 |VIII |Agusan River Valley. Destructive
| | |earthquake whose effects were similar to
| | |those of the earthquake on June 21, 1893
| | |(No. 155). The aftershocks, which had been
| | |felt ever since the latter disturbance,
| | |increased in force and frequency.
| | |
162 |1894 VI 30 5 50 | VII |Violent earthquake in Agusan River Valley.
| | |Repeated with the same intensity at 20h
| | |8m.
| | |
163 |1895 V 14 6 42 | VII |Northern Mindoro. Very violent earthquake
| | |which damaged considerably the church and
| | |_convento_ at Calapan, these being the
| | |only masonry buildings in the town. It was
| | |repeated with great intensity at 23h 52m
| | |of the same day and at 0h 3m of the 17th.
| | |On the 14th more than 40 aftershocks of
| | |variable intensity were counted.
| | |
164 |1895 VI 7 21 56 | VII |Northern Mindoro. Very violent earthquake
| | |which ruined part of the church at Calapan.
| | |Severe repetitions occurred at 4h 0m and
| | |6h 26m of the 8th.
| | |
165 |1896 IX 13 12 58 | VII |Northwestern Luzon. Very violent
| | |earthquake which damaged several buildings
| | |in Laoag and other towns of Ilocos Norte.
| | |Strong repetitions at 16h 45m and 17h 10m.
| | |
166 |1897 I 18 2 35 | VI |Very strong earthquake in the Mountain
| | |Province and the Provinces of Isabela and
| | |Cagayan. Numerous aftershocks followed
| | |during the day.
| | |
167 |1897 II 16 5 4 | VII |Agusan River Valley. Violent earthquake
| | |with daily aftershocks during the rest of
| | |the month.
| | |
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No. | Date. |Intensity.
| | | Epicenter and effects.
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| _Y. M. d. h. m._ | |
168 |1897 IV 8 21 20 |VIII |Agusan River Valley. Destructive
| | |earthquake.
| | |
169 |1897 V 13 19 22 |VIII |Masbate Island. Destructive earthquake
| | |which heavily damaged several buildings,
| | |bridges, and wharves. A strong repetition
| | |occurred at 14h 9m of the 15th. Weak
| | |aftershocks were frequent until the 27th.
| | |
170 |1897 VIII 15 20 17 |VIII |Ilocos Sur. Destructive earthquake with
| | |epicentric area of 50 kilometers in length
| | |and 20 kilometers in width. The towns
| | |which suffered most were those between
| | |Candon and Vigan.
| | |
171 |1897 IX 21 3 10 | VII |Very violent earthquake in northwestern
| | |Mindanao. It produced fissures in the
| | |ground and slightly injured buildings in
| | |the district of Dapitan. More than 36
| | |aftershocks of varying intensity were
| | |recorded during the next 10 hours.
| | |
172 |1897 IX 21 13 15 | IX |Disastrous earthquake in the district of
| | |Zamboanga, Basilan, and Jolo Islands. It
| | |wrought great destruction of buildings and
| | |produced fissures, landslides, and similar
| | |effects. A formidable "tsunami" (tidal
| | |wave) claimed hundreds of victims on the
| | |western shores of Basilan. This "tsunami"
| | |was the most imposing recorded in the
| | |seismological history of the Archipelago.
| | |There followed innumerable aftershocks
| | |during 18 months, 200 having been counted
| | |before the middle of October, of which
| | |those on September 22, 23, 24, 26, and 29,
| | |and October 12 and 15 deserve special
| | |mention on account of their great
| | |intensity.
| | |
173 |1897 X 8 5 0 | VI |Very strong earthquake in the district of
| | |Davao.
| | |
174 |1897 X 19 8 5 | IX |Northern Samar. Destructive earthquake
| | |which damaged to a considerable extent
| | |buildings in Sulat, Palapag, Catubic,
| | |Oras, Gandara, and Laoang, towns near the
| | |northern and northeastern coasts of the
| | |island, and also produced vast fissures
| | |and other notable effects which resulted
| | |in the destruction of various bridges and
| | |roads.
| | |
175 |1897 X 19 15 15 |VIII |Northern Samar. Most violent earthquake,
| | |with results similar to those of the
| | |preceding, though less severe. Countless
| | |aftershocks continued until the following
| | |April, those of October 19, 20, and 21
| | |being the strongest.
| | |
176 |1897 XI 14 8 59 | VII |Very violent earthquake, but of very
| | |limited epicentral area, in Ilocos Sur,
| | |northwestern Luzon. It wrecked the church
| | |at Candon.
| | |
177 |1898 I 30 19 15 | VII |Sulu Archipelago. Violent earthquake,
| | |preceded by two of less severity at
| | |18h 10m and 18h 36m.
| | |
178 |1899 XII 26 4 20 | VI |Very strong earthquake in the Agusan River
| | |Valley.
| | |
179 |1900 VIII 14 4 14 | VI |Very strong earthquake in Masbate and
| | |northern Cebu.
| | |
180 |1901 IX 10 8 30 | VII |Very violent earthquake in eastern
| | |Tayabas; damaged the church of Calauag and
| | |other towns on the eastern shores of Lamon
| | |Bay. Large fissures opened on the beach
| | |and the water became very turbid; dead
| | |fishes were likewise found.
| | |
181 |1901 XII 15 6 58 | VII |Very violent earthquake in southern Luzon.
| | |Some towns in Batangas Province suffered
| | |slight damage.
| | |
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No. | Date. |Intensity.
| | | Epicenter and effects.
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| _Y. M. d. h. m._ | |
182 |1902 VII 12 21 47 | VI |Northeastern Mindanao. Very strong
| | |earthquake with epicenter in Butuan Bay.
| | |Two repetitions, which occurred on the
| | |13th, showed little intensity.
| | |
183 |1902 VIII 21 19 17 | X |Southwestern Mindanao. Destructive
| | |earthquake in the Lanao and Cotabato
| | |districts. It proceeded from the center
| | |which lies in the northern part of Illana
| | |Bay, and caused heavy damage to all the
| | |buildings in the towns and in the Moro
| | |villages and strongholds within the
| | |meizoseismal region. The effects were
| | |extraordinary on land as well as within
| | |the bay; in the latter the telegraph
| | |cables were found broken and buried by
| | |débris. It is assumed as certain that
| | |there were many lives lost in the Moro
| | |forts, but their number is not known. The
| | |aftershocks were so frequent that some 400
| | |could be counted within the first 8 days
| | |after the disaster, some 10 or 12 of these
| | |reaching force VI and VII.
| | |
184 | 1902 VIII 26 1 9 | IX |Province of Iloilo, Panay. Destructive
| | |earthquake which seriously damaged the
| | |churches and other buildings in the towns
| | |of Maasin, Calinog, and Janiuay. Many
| | |fissures opened in the mountains and
| | |extensive subsidences took place. The
| | |disturbance was preceded by an
| | |extraordinary noise, which was audible at
| | |great distances from the epicentral
| | |region. The reports do not mention a
| | |single aftershock.
| | |
185 |1902 XI 17 8 38 | VII |Southwestern Luzon. Very violent
| | |earthquake in the Provinces of Batangas,
| | |Cavite, Bataan and Zambales. The effects
| | |were confined to slight damages to several
| | |buildings in Batangas, Taal, and other
| | |towns south and west of Taal Volcano. The
| | |epicenter was near the coasts of
| | |southwestern Luzon, where intense
| | |subterranean noises were heard. The 7
| | |aftershocks which have been recorded were
| | |of little intensity.
| | |
186 |1903 V 24 6 11 | VI |Southeastern Mindanao. Very intense
| | |earthquake, having its center to the
| | |northwest of Davao Gulf. The shock was
| | |perceptible throughout the island.
| | |
187 |1903 XII 28 10 56 |VIII |Destructive earthquake in the region east
| | |of Davao Gulf which damaged many houses in
| | |Mati, Caraga, Sigaboy, etc. Large fissures
| | |opened and several displacements occurred
| | |in the limestone layers of the Pacific
| | |coast near Caraga. A few aftershocks were
| | |felt on the 29th and 30th.
| | |
188 |1904 X 1 18 16 | VII |Very violent earthquake in the southern
| | |part of the Agusan River Valley.
| | |
189 |1904 X 9 2 39 | VII |Northern Luzon. Very violent earthquake
| | |whose epicenter lay in the northern part
| | |of the Mountain Province. Slight damage
| | |was done in several towns of Ilocos Norte
| | |and Cagayan, situated near the Central
| | |Cordillera.
| | |
190 |1905 XII 8 16 22 | VII |Very violent earthquake in southeastern
| | |Luzon and the eastern Visayas. Its
| | |epicenter lay underneath the sea, to
| | |the south of Masbate Island.
| | |
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No. | Date. |Intensity.
| | | Epicenter and effects.
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| _Y. M. d. h. m._ | |
191 |1905 XII 11 2 12 |VIII |Agusan River Valley. Destructive
| | |earthquake, which left its history written
| | |on the topography of the region, but made
| | |little impression upon the buildings, as
| | |these were of bamboo and palm leaves. The
| | |shock was well felt throughout Mindanao
| | |and the eastern Visayas.
| | |
192 |1906 VI 19 19 23 | VI |Batanes Islands. Violent earthquake
| | |accompanied by subterranean noises. It
| | |proceeded from a center situated south of
| | |Balintang Channel, and showed likewise
| | |considerable intensity in northern Luzon.
| | |The 20th and 21st witnessed many
| | |aftershocks.
| | |
193 |1907 IV 19 5 0 | IX |Camarines Province. Destructive earthquake
| | |which, within an area of 200 kilometers
| | |in length and 60 in width, wrecked many
| | |masonry buildings, produced great
| | |fissures in the ground and landslides in
| | |the mountains. Only two cases of death
| | |and a few of injuries received have been
| | |recorded.
| | |
194 |1907 IV 19 7 53 | VII |Very violent earthquake in the same region
| | |as the preceding. It completed the ruin of
| | |some buildings weakened by its
| | |predecessor. These two earthquakes were
| | |followed by numerous aftershocks of
| | |varying intensity until the month of July.
| | |
195 |1907 V 20 15 49 |VIII |Southern Leyte. Very violent earthquake
| | |with a very intense repetition at 16h
| | |3m. The meizoseismic area had a diameter
| | |of only 10 kilometers, determined by an
| | |extinct volcano, Mount Cabalían, which is
| | |situated in this part of the island. From
| | |May 17 to 25 some 60 earthquakes of
| | |various intensities were felt. No enhanced
| | |activity was observed in the volcano, but
| | |many fissures and great landslides were
| | |produced on its slopes.
| | |
196 |1907 V 25 23 52 |VIII |Northern Luzon. Very violent earthquake
| | |whose center was in the northern part of
| | |the Central Cordillera (Mountain
| | |Province). It did considerable damage in
| | |the Provinces of Ilocos Norte and Cagayan.
| | |The central part of the epicentral region,
| | |where the effects must have been more
| | |severe, is inhabited exclusively by wild
| | |tribes. No aftershocks have been recorded.
| | |
197 |1907 XI 24 21 59 | IX |Camarines Province. Destructive earthquake
| | |which ruined nearly all the masonry
| | |buildings of the towns within an area of
| | |some 30 kilometers in length and 20 in
| | |width. Within this small region, composed
| | |of recent alluvial soil and traversed by
| | |the Quinali River, a great number of
| | |fissures opened and various subsidences
| | |took place.
| | |
198 |1908 I 21 4 5 | VI |Western Leyte. Very strong earthquake
| | |proceeding from a submarine center not
| | |far from Ormoc Bay. It was followed by
| | |two very intense aftershocks at 4h 30m and
| | |7h 57m and many of less severity until
| | |the 23d.
| | |
199 |1908 III 5 10 20 | VI |Agusan River Valley. Very strong
| | |earthquake.
| | |
200 |1908 V 14 21 18 | VI |Very strong earthquake in western
| | |Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago.
| | |
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No. | Date. |Intensity.
| | | Epicenter and effects.
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| _Y. M. d. h. m._ | |
201 |1909 II 7 0 1 | VI |Very strong earthquake in the region
| | |south of Butuan Bay. Its epicentral area
| | |was very small, comprising only Butuan
| | |and the towns close to the mouth of the
| | |Agusan River.
| | |
202 |1909 III 18 16 30 |VIII |Eastern Mindanao. Very violent earthquake
| | |whose epicenter stretched in a narrow
| | |belt along parallel 8° 12' latitude north
| | |from the Agusan River to the Pacific
| | |coast. It did severe damage to the church
| | |and _convento_ of Bislig and in some
| | |neighboring towns.
| | |
203 |1909 IV 14 6 37 | VI |Very strong earthquake in the extreme
| | |southeast of Luzon, having its center
| | |underneath the sea to the south of
| | |Catanduanes Island.
| | |