Largest earthquakes in the Philippines on record since 1900 - list, stats and map

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Since 1900, the Philippines has had 53 quakes of magnitudes up to 8.3:

2 quakes above magnitude 8
51 quakes between magnitude 7 and 8

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Latest: Mag. 7.6 Earthquake Aurora, Central Luzon, 69 km SE of Santiago, Isabela, Cagayan Valley, n/a -

Strongest: Mag. 8.3 Earthquake Mindanao, Philippines -

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Showing quakes since 1900magnitude 7 or higher, within up to 100 km (62 mi) distance (53 quakes):

Largest earthquakes in the Philippines on record since 1900 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Aug 2, 1968 04:19 am (Manila)	7.6 25 km		Aurora, Central Luzon, 69 km southeast of Santiago, Philippines	Info
Thursday, March 31, 1955 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 1, 1955 02:17 am (Manila)	7.4 35 km	6 km (3.7 mi) to the S	Mindanao, Philippines	Info
Wednesday, March 19, 1952 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 19, 1952 06:57 pm (GMT +8)	7.3 15 km	102 km (63 mi) to the SE	108 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines	Info
Monday, March 19, 1951 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 19, 1951 08:00 am (GMT +8)	7.8 0 km	125 km (78 mi) to the SE	Philippine Sea, 143 km east of Siargao Island, Philippines	Info
Thursday, December 29, 1949 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 29, 1949 03:03 am (Universal Time)	7.2 15 km		8.4 km southeast of Tabuk, Kalinga, Cordillera, Philippines	Info
Wednesday, March 3, 1948 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 3, 1948 09:09 am (Universal Time)	7.1 15 km	176 km (109 mi) to the NW	176 km W of Davila, Philippines	Info
Saturday, January 24, 1948 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 24, 1948 05:46 pm (Universal Time)	7.8 15 km		18 km southwest of Leon, Iloilo, Western Visayas, Philippines	Info
Tuesday, May 25, 1943 GMT (1 quake)
May 25, 1943 11:07 pm (Universal Time)	7.8 15 km	76 km (47 mi) to the SE	77 km E of Baculin, Philippines	Info
Monday, May 3, 1943 GMT (1 quake)
May 3, 1943 01:59 am (Universal Time)	7.4 15 km	12 km (7.5 mi) to the E	Catanduanes, Philippines	Info
Tuesday, October 20, 1942 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 20, 1942 11:21 pm (Universal Time)	7.3 35 km		Mindanao, Philippines	Info
Wednesday, April 8, 1942 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 8, 1942 03:40 pm (Universal Time)	7.6 15 km	16 km (9.9 mi) to the W	Mindoro, Philippines	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 7.5 x 10¹⁷ joules (2.1 x 10⁵ gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.8 x 10⁸ tons of TNT or 11153.6 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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