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----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ No. | Date. |Intensity. | | | Epicenter and effects. ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ | _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. | | | ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ No. | Date. |Intensity. | | | Epicenter and effects. ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ | _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. | | | ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ No. | Date. |Intensity. | | | Epicenter and effects. ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ | _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. | | | ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ No. | Date. |Intensity. | | | Epicenter and effects. ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ | _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. | | | ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ No. | Date. |Intensity. | | | Epicenter and effects. ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ | _Y. M. d. h. m._ | | 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. | | | ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ No. | Date. |Intensity. | | | Epicenter and effects. ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ | _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. | | | ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ No. | Date. |Intensity. | | | Epicenter and effects. ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ | _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. | | | ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ No. | Date. |Intensity. | | | Epicenter and effects. ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ | _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. | | | ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ 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. | | | ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ 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. | | | ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ 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. | | | ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ 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. | | | ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ 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. | | | ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ 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. | | | ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ No. | Date. |Intensity. | | | Epicenter and effects. ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ | _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. | | | ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ No. | Date. |Intensity. | | | Epicenter and effects. ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ | _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. | | | ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ No. | Date. |Intensity. | | | Epicenter and effects. ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ | _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. | | | ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ No. | Date. |Intensity. | | | Epicenter and effects. ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ | _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. | | | ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ No. | Date. |Intensity. | | | Epicenter and effects. ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ | _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. | | |