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List of earthquakes in the Philippines

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List of earthquakes in the Philippines

The Philippines lies within the zone of complex interaction between several tectonic plates, involving multiple subduction zones and one large zone of strike-slip, all of which are associated with major earthquakes. Many intraplate earthquakes of smaller magnitude also occur very regularly due to the interaction between the major tectonic plates in the region. The largest historical earthquake in the Philippines was the 1918 Celebes Sea earthquake with a magnitude of Mw 8.3.

Infobox

Largest
'"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000004-QINU`"'Mw8.3 1918 Celebes Sea earthquake
Deadliest
Mw 8.0 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake 5,000–8,000 killed

Tables

· Earthquakes › Spanish period (pre-1900)
1601 January 16
1601 January 16
Date
1601 January 16
Time‡
16:00
Region(s)
Metro Manila, Calabarzon, and Central Luzon
Intensity
VIII
Casualties
Several
Notes
Earthquake duration lasted about 7 minutes. Aftershocks experienced the whole year.
1636 December 12
1636 December 12
Date
1636 December 12
Region(s)
Zamboanga Peninsula
Intensity
IX
Notes
Large-scale landslides are reported to have occurred at Point Flechas which is between the Moro Gulf's large bays of Illana and Sibuguey.
1645 November 30
1645 November 30
Date
1645 November 30
Time‡
20:00
Region(s)
Central Luzon, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera, Ilocos Region, Calabarzon, Metro Manila, and Mimaropa
Magnitude
7.5
Intensity
X
Casualties
600 dead,3,000 injured
Notes
Dubbed as the "most terrible earthquake" in the annals of the Philippines. Greatly damaged ten newly constructed cathedrals in Manila, residential villas and buildings in the city and nearby provinces. Provinces in the north reported several alteration of the ground, disappearances of small villages, changes in the river course, sand eruptions, etc. Small tsunamis were reported in southern Luzon.
1645 December 5
1645 December 5
Date
1645 December 5
Time‡
23:00
Region(s)
Central Luzon, Calabarzon, and Metro Manila
Intensity
VIII
Notes
Major aftershock of the November 30, 1645 Luzon earthquake that further destroyed remaining buildings in Manila and nearby towns. Aftershocks ceased around March 1646.
1665 June 19
1665 June 19
Date
1665 June 19
Region(s)
Metro Manila, Calabarzon, and Mimaropa
Intensity
VIII
Casualties
19
Notes
Areas with significant damage are Batangas and Mindoro. Only the Jesuit Church in Manila experienced great damage.
1743 January 12
1743 January 12
Date
1743 January 12
Time‡
08:00
Region(s)
Calabarzon
Intensity
X
Casualties
5 deaths
Notes
Destructive in Tayabas Province (now Quezon), wrecking masonry structures in the town of Tayabas and others.
1787 July 13
1787 July 13
Date
1787 July 13
Time‡
07:00
Region(s)
Western Visayas
Intensity
X
Casualties
Many
Notes
Known as the "1787 Panay Earthquake". Many deaths are unrecorded, but there were 15 deaths reported in one building.
1840 March 22
1840 March 22
Date
1840 March 22
Region(s)
Bicol Region
Magnitude
6.5
Intensity
IX
Casualties
17 deaths, 200 injured
Notes
Numerous masonry buildings, churches and homes were destroyed across Sorsogon, Albay and Masbate
1852 September 16
1852 September 16
Date
1852 September 16
Time‡
18:45
Region(s)
Central Luzon, Calabarzon, and Metro Manila
Intensity
IX
Casualties
3
Notes
Several buildings were destroyed, many fissures opened, subsidences and landslides occurred.
1863 June 3
1863 June 3
Date
1863 June 3
Time‡
19:20
Region(s)
Metro Manila, Central Luzon, and Calabarzon
Magnitude
6.5
Intensity
X
Casualties
400–1,000 deaths, 2,000+ injuries
Notes
1863 Manila earthquake
1879 July 1
1879 July 1
Date
1879 July 1
Time‡
00:50
Region(s)
Caraga, and Northern Mindanao
Intensity
X
Notes
1879 Surigao earthquake
1880 July 14–25
1880 July 14–25
Date
1880 July 14–25
Time‡
04:40
Region(s)
Calabarzon, Metro Manila, and Central Luzon
Intensity
X
Casualties
20 dead, 50 injured
Notes
1880 Luzon earthquakes
1892 March 16
1892 March 16
Date
1892 March 16
Time‡
20:58
Region(s)
Cordillera, and Ilocos Region
Intensity
X
Casualties
2
Notes
Stretches from Abra to La Union and Pangasinan.
1897 September 21
1897 September 21
Date
1897 September 21
Time‡
13:15
Region(s)
Zamboanga Peninsula, and Bangsamoro
Magnitude
7.5
Intensity
IX
Casualties
13–100+ (second event)
Notes
1897 Mindanao earthquakes A pair of large earthquakes off Mindanao
Date
Time‡
Region(s)
Magnitude
Intensity
Casualties
Notes
Sources
1601 January 16
16:00
Metro Manila, Calabarzon, and Central Luzon
VIII
Several
Earthquake duration lasted about 7 minutes. Aftershocks experienced the whole year.
1636 December 12
Zamboanga Peninsula
IX
Large-scale landslides are reported to have occurred at Point Flechas which is between the Moro Gulf's large bays of Illana and Sibuguey.
1645 November 30
20:00
Central Luzon, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera, Ilocos Region, Calabarzon, Metro Manila, and Mimaropa
7.5
X
600 dead,3,000 injured
Dubbed as the "most terrible earthquake" in the annals of the Philippines. Greatly damaged ten newly constructed cathedrals in Manila, residential villas and buildings in the city and nearby provinces. Provinces in the north reported several alteration of the ground, disappearances of small villages, changes in the river course, sand eruptions, etc. Small tsunamis were reported in southern Luzon.
1645 December 5
23:00
Central Luzon, Calabarzon, and Metro Manila
VIII
Major aftershock of the November 30, 1645 Luzon earthquake that further destroyed remaining buildings in Manila and nearby towns. Aftershocks ceased around March 1646.
1665 June 19
Metro Manila, Calabarzon, and Mimaropa
VIII
19
Areas with significant damage are Batangas and Mindoro. Only the Jesuit Church in Manila experienced great damage.
1743 January 12
08:00
Calabarzon
X
5 deaths
Destructive in Tayabas Province (now Quezon), wrecking masonry structures in the town of Tayabas and others.
1787 July 13
07:00
Western Visayas
X
Many
Known as the "1787 Panay Earthquake". Many deaths are unrecorded, but there were 15 deaths reported in one building.
1840 March 22
Bicol Region
6.5
IX
17 deaths, 200 injured
Numerous masonry buildings, churches and homes were destroyed across Sorsogon, Albay and Masbate
1852 September 16
18:45
Central Luzon, Calabarzon, and Metro Manila
IX
3
Several buildings were destroyed, many fissures opened, subsidences and landslides occurred.
1863 June 3
19:20
Metro Manila, Central Luzon, and Calabarzon
6.5
X
400–1,000 deaths, 2,000+ injuries
1863 Manila earthquake
1879 July 1
00:50
Caraga, and Northern Mindanao
X
1879 Surigao earthquake
1880 July 14–25
04:40
Calabarzon, Metro Manila, and Central Luzon
X
20 dead, 50 injured
1880 Luzon earthquakes
1892 March 16
20:58
Cordillera, and Ilocos Region
X
2
Stretches from Abra to La Union and Pangasinan.
1897 September 21
13:15
Zamboanga Peninsula, and Bangsamoro
7.5
IX
13–100+ (second event)
1897 Mindanao earthquakes A pair of large earthquakes off Mindanao
· Earthquakes › 20th century
1907 April 18
1907 April 18
Date
1907 April 18
Time‡
05:00
Region(s)
Bicol Region, and Calabarzon
Magnitude
7.6
Intensity
IX
Casualties
2 dead
Notes
Camarines and parts of SE Luzon are the areas most affected by the earthquake.
1911 July 12
1911 July 12
Date
1911 July 12
Region(s)
Caraga, Northern Mindanao, and Davao Region
Magnitude
7.8
Intensity
X
Notes
Caused seiches in lakes and the Agusan River. Many homes damaged in Talacogon and Butuan
1918 August 15
1918 August 15
Date
1918 August 15
Time‡
20:18
Region(s)
Soccsksargen, Bangsamoro, and Davao Region
Magnitude
8.3
Intensity
X
Casualties
46 dead
Notes
1918 Celebes Sea earthquake
1924 April 15
1924 April 15
Date
1924 April 15
Time‡
00:20
Region(s)
Davao Region, and Caraga
Magnitude
8.3
Intensity
IX
Casualties
~500
Notes
Known as the powerful "1924 Mati Earthquake".
1925 May 5
1925 May 5
Date
1925 May 5
Time‡
18:07
Region(s)
Ilocos Region, Cordillera, and Central Luzon
Magnitude
6.8
Intensity
IX
Casualties
17 dead
1928 December 19
1928 December 19
Date
1928 December 19
Time‡
19:37
Region(s)
Soccsksargen
Magnitude
7.3
Intensity
VII
Casualties
93 dead
1937 August 20
1937 August 20
Date
1937 August 20
Time‡
19:59
Region(s)
Calabarzon, Bicol Region, and Metro Manila
Magnitude
7.6
Intensity
VIII
Casualties
1 dead, 200 injured
1948 January 25
1948 January 25
Date
1948 January 25
Time‡
01:46
Region(s)
Western Visayas
Magnitude
7.8
Intensity
X
Casualties
72 dead
Notes
1948 Lady Caycay earthquake
1954 July 2
1954 July 2
Date
1954 July 2
Time‡
10:45
Region(s)
Bicol Region
Magnitude
6.8
Intensity
IX
Casualties
13 dead, 101 injured
1955 April 1
1955 April 1
Date
1955 April 1
Time‡
02:17
Region(s)
Northern Mindanao, Bangsamoro, and Soccsksargen
Magnitude
7.6
Intensity
VIII
Casualties
465 dead, 898 injured
Notes
1955 Lanao earthquake
1968 August 2
1968 August 2
Date
1968 August 2
Time‡
04:19
Region(s)
Central Luzon, Cagayan Valley, Calabarzon, and Metro Manila
Magnitude
7.3
Intensity
IX
Casualties
270 dead, 261 injured
Notes
1968 Casiguran earthquake
1970 April 7
1970 April 7
Date
1970 April 7
Time‡
13:34
Region(s)
Central Luzon, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Bicol Region, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera, and Ilocos Region
Magnitude
7.3
Intensity
VI
Casualties
15 dead, 200 injured
1973 March 17
1973 March 17
Date
1973 March 17
Time‡
16:30
Region(s)
Calabarzon, and Bicol Region
Magnitude
7.5
Intensity
IX
Casualties
15 dead, ~100 injured
Notes
1973 Ragay Gulf earthquake
1976 August 17
1976 August 17
Date
1976 August 17
Time‡
00:11
Region(s)
Bangsamoro, Soccsksargen, and Zamboanga Peninsula
Magnitude
8.0
Intensity
VIII
Casualties
8,000 dead, 10,000 injured
Notes
1976 Moro Gulf earthquake
1983 August 17
1983 August 17
Date
1983 August 17
Time‡
20:17
Region(s)
Ilocos Region, Cordillera, and Cagayan Valley
Magnitude
6.5
Intensity
VIII
Casualties
16 dead, 47 injured
Notes
1983 Luzon earthquake
1985 April 24
1985 April 24
Date
1985 April 24
Region(s)
Cordillera
Magnitude
6.1
Intensity
VII
Casualties
6 dead, 11 injured
Notes
There are significant damages in Baguio City and Benguet.
1988 June 19
1988 June 19
Date
1988 June 19
Time‡
04:19
Region(s)
Mimaropa
Magnitude
6.2
Intensity
VII
Casualties
2 dead, 2 injured
Notes
1988 Mindoro earthquake
1990 February 8
1990 February 8
Date
1990 February 8
Time‡
15:15
Region(s)
Central Visayas, Northern Mindanao, and Negros Island Region
Magnitude
6.8
Intensity
VII
Casualties
6 dead, >200 injured
Notes
1990 Bohol Sea earthquake
1990 June 14
1990 June 14
Date
1990 June 14
Time‡
15:41
Region(s)
Western Visayas
Magnitude
7.1
Intensity
VIII
Casualties
8 dead, 41 injured
Notes
1990 Panay earthquake
1990 July 16
1990 July 16
Date
1990 July 16
Time‡
16:26
Region(s)
Cordillera, Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Metro Manila, and Calabarzon
Magnitude
7.8
Intensity
IX
Casualties
1,621 dead, 3,000 injured
Notes
1990 Luzon Earthquake
1994 November 14
1994 November 14
Date
1994 November 14
Time‡
03:15
Region(s)
Mimaropa, and Calabarzon
Magnitude
7.1
Intensity
VII
Casualties
81 dead, 225 injured
Notes
1994 Mindoro earthquake
1999 December 12
1999 December 12
Date
1999 December 12
Time‡
02:03
Region(s)
Central Luzon, Ilocos Norte, and Metro Manila
Magnitude
7.3
Intensity
VIII
Casualties
6 dead, 40 injured
Notes
1999 Luzon earthquake
Date
Time‡
Region(s)
Magnitude
Intensity
Casualties
Notes
Sources
1907 April 18
05:00
Bicol Region, and Calabarzon
7.6
IX
2 dead
Camarines and parts of SE Luzon are the areas most affected by the earthquake.
1911 July 12
Caraga, Northern Mindanao, and Davao Region
7.8
X
Caused seiches in lakes and the Agusan River. Many homes damaged in Talacogon and Butuan
1918 August 15
20:18
Soccsksargen, Bangsamoro, and Davao Region
8.3
X
46 dead
1918 Celebes Sea earthquake
1924 April 15
00:20
Davao Region, and Caraga
8.3
IX
~500
Known as the powerful "1924 Mati Earthquake".
1925 May 5
18:07
Ilocos Region, Cordillera, and Central Luzon
6.8
IX
17 dead
1928 December 19
19:37
Soccsksargen
7.3
VII
93 dead
1937 August 20
19:59
Calabarzon, Bicol Region, and Metro Manila
7.6
VIII
1 dead, 200 injured
1948 January 25
01:46
Western Visayas
7.8
X
72 dead
1948 Lady Caycay earthquake
1954 July 2
10:45
Bicol Region
6.8
IX
13 dead, 101 injured
1955 April 1
02:17
Northern Mindanao, Bangsamoro, and Soccsksargen
7.6
VIII
465 dead, 898 injured
1955 Lanao earthquake
1968 August 2
04:19
Central Luzon, Cagayan Valley, Calabarzon, and Metro Manila
7.3
IX
270 dead, 261 injured
1968 Casiguran earthquake
1970 April 7
13:34
Central Luzon, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Bicol Region, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera, and Ilocos Region
7.3
VI
15 dead, 200 injured
1973 March 17
16:30
Calabarzon, and Bicol Region
7.5
IX
15 dead, ~100 injured
1973 Ragay Gulf earthquake
1976 August 17
00:11
Bangsamoro, Soccsksargen, and Zamboanga Peninsula
8.0
VIII
8,000 dead, 10,000 injured
1976 Moro Gulf earthquake
1983 August 17
20:17
Ilocos Region, Cordillera, and Cagayan Valley
6.5
VIII
16 dead, 47 injured
1983 Luzon earthquake
1985 April 24
Cordillera
6.1
VII
6 dead, 11 injured
There are significant damages in Baguio City and Benguet.
1988 June 19
04:19
Mimaropa
6.2
VII
2 dead, 2 injured
1988 Mindoro earthquake
1990 February 8
15:15
Central Visayas, Northern Mindanao, and Negros Island Region
6.8
VII
6 dead, >200 injured
1990 Bohol Sea earthquake
1990 June 14
15:41
Western Visayas
7.1
VIII
8 dead, 41 injured
1990 Panay earthquake
1990 July 16
16:26
Cordillera, Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Metro Manila, and Calabarzon
7.8
IX
1,621 dead, 3,000 injured
1990 Luzon Earthquake
1994 November 14
03:15
Mimaropa, and Calabarzon
7.1
VII
81 dead, 225 injured
1994 Mindoro earthquake
1999 December 12
02:03
Central Luzon, Ilocos Norte, and Metro Manila
7.3
VIII
6 dead, 40 injured
1999 Luzon earthquake
· Earthquakes › 21st century
2001 January 1
2001 January 1
Date
2001 January 1
Time‡
14:57
Region(s)
Davao Region
Magnitude
7.5
Intensity
VII
Notes
Only minor damage to infrastructure was reported.
2002 March 6
2002 March 6
Date
2002 March 6
Time‡
05:16
Region(s)
Soccsksargen, Bangsamoro, and Davao Region
Magnitude
7.5
Intensity
IX
Casualties
15 dead, 100+ injured
Notes
2002 Mindanao earthquake
2003 November 19
2003 November 19
Date
2003 November 19
Time‡
01:14
Region(s)
Eastern Visayas
Magnitude
6.5
Intensity
VII
Casualties
1 dead, 21 injured
Notes
The epicenter is located in the province of Samar.
2010 July 24
2010 July 24
Date
2010 July 24
Region(s)
Bangsamoro, Soccsksargen
Magnitude
7.3, 7.6, 7.5
Intensity
III
Notes
2010 Mindanao earthquakes triplet earthquake, deep focus events
2012 February 6
2012 February 6
Date
2012 February 6
Time‡
11:49
Region(s)
Negros Island
Magnitude
6.7
Intensity
VII
Casualties
113 dead, 112 injured
Notes
2012 Negros earthquake
2012 August 31
2012 August 31
Date
2012 August 31
Time‡
20:47
Region(s)
Eastern Visayas
Magnitude
7.6
Intensity
VII
Casualties
1 dead, 1 injured
Notes
2012 Samar earthquake
2013 October 15
2013 October 15
Date
2013 October 15
Time‡
08:12
Region(s)
Central Visayas
Magnitude
7.2
Intensity
IX
Casualties
222 dead, 976 injured
Notes
2013 Bohol earthquake
2017 February 10
2017 February 10
Date
2017 February 10
Time‡
22:03
Region(s)
Caraga
Magnitude
6.5
Intensity
VIII
Casualties
8 dead, 200 injured
Notes
2017 Surigao earthquake
2017 July 6
2017 July 6
Date
2017 July 6
Time‡
16:03
Region(s)
Eastern Visayas, and Central Visayas
Magnitude
6.5
Intensity
VIII
Casualties
4 dead, 100+ injured
Notes
2017 Leyte earthquake
2019 April 22
2019 April 22
Date
2019 April 22
Time‡
17:11
Region(s)
Central Luzon, Metro Manila, and Calabarzon
Magnitude
6.1
Intensity
VII
Casualties
18 dead, 256 injured
Notes
2019 Luzon earthquake
2019 April 23
2019 April 23
Date
2019 April 23
Time‡
13:37
Region(s)
Eastern Visayas
Magnitude
6.5
Intensity
VI
Casualties
48 injured
Notes
2019 Eastern Samar earthquake
2019 July 9
2019 July 9
Date
2019 July 9
Time‡
20:36
Region(s)
Soccsksargen, and Davao Region
Magnitude
5.6
Intensity
VI
Casualties
1 dead, 73 injured
Notes
July 2019 Cotabato earthquake
2019 July 27
2019 July 27
Date
2019 July 27
Time‡
07:37
Region(s)
Ilocos Region
Magnitude
6.0
Intensity
VI
Casualties
9 dead, 60 injured
Notes
2019 Batanes earthquake
2019 October 16
2019 October 16
Date
2019 October 16
Time‡
19:37
Region(s)
Soccsksargen, Bangsamoro
Magnitude
6.4
Intensity
VIII
Casualties
7 dead, 215 injured
Notes
2019 Cotabato earthquakes
2019 October 29
2019 October 29
Date
2019 October 29
Time‡
09:04
Region(s)
Soccsksargen, Davao Region, Bangsamoro, and Caraga
Magnitude
6.6
Intensity
VIII
Casualties
24 dead, 563 injured
2019 October 31
2019 October 31
Date
2019 October 31
Time‡
09:11
Region(s)
Soccsksargen
Magnitude
6.5
Intensity
VIII
2019 December 15
2019 December 15
Date
2019 December 15
Time‡
14:11
Region(s)
Davao Region, and Soccsksargen
Magnitude
6.8
Intensity
VII
Casualties
13 dead, 210 injured
Notes
2019 Davao del Sur earthquake
2020 August 18
2020 August 18
Date
2020 August 18
Time‡
08:03
Region(s)
Bicol Region
Magnitude
6.6
Intensity
VIII
Casualties
2 dead, 170 injured
Notes
2020 Masbate earthquake
2021 August 12
2021 August 12
Date
2021 August 12
Time‡
01:46
Region(s)
Davao Region
Magnitude
7.1
Intensity
VII
Casualties
1 dead
Notes
2021 Davao Oriental earthquake
2022 July 27
2022 July 27
Date
2022 July 27
Time‡
08:43
Region(s)
Cordillera, Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, and Central Luzon
Magnitude
7.0
Intensity
VIII
Casualties
11 dead, 615 injured
Notes
2022 Luzon earthquake
2023 November 17
2023 November 17
Date
2023 November 17
Time‡
16:14
Region(s)
Soccsksargen, and Davao Region
Magnitude
6.7
Intensity
VIII
Casualties
11 dead, 730 injured
Notes
November 2023 Mindanao earthquake
2023 December 2
2023 December 2
Date
2023 December 2
Time‡
22:37
Region(s)
Caraga, and Davao Region
Magnitude
7.6
Intensity
VII
Casualties
3 dead, 79 injured
Notes
December 2023 Mindanao earthquake
2025 September 30
2025 September 30
Date
2025 September 30
Time‡
21:59
Region(s)
Central Visayas, and Eastern Visayas
Magnitude
6.9
Intensity
IX
Casualties
79 dead, 1,271 injured
Notes
2025 Cebu earthquake
2025 October 10
2025 October 10
Date
2025 October 10
Time‡
09:43
Region(s)
Davao Region, Caraga, Soccsksargen, and Northern Mindanao
Magnitude
7.4
Intensity
VIII
Casualties
10 dead, 1,027 injured
Notes
2025 Davao Oriental earthquakes
2025 October 10
2025 October 10
Date
2025 October 10
Time‡
19:12
Region(s)
Davao Region
Magnitude
6.7
Intensity
VI
2025 October 13
2025 October 13
Date
2025 October 13
Time‡
01:06
Region(s)
Central Visayas, and Eastern Visayas
Magnitude
5.7
Intensity
VII
Casualties
14 injured
Notes
Aftershock of the 2025 Cebu earthquake. One road damaged, landslides and power outages occurred in the Bogo-Daanbantayan-San Remigio-Sogod area.
Date
Time‡
Region(s)
Magnitude
Intensity
Casualties
Notes
Sources
2001 January 1
14:57
Davao Region
7.5
VII
Only minor damage to infrastructure was reported.
2002 March 6
05:16
Soccsksargen, Bangsamoro, and Davao Region
7.5
IX
15 dead, 100+ injured
2002 Mindanao earthquake
2003 November 19
01:14
Eastern Visayas
6.5
VII
1 dead, 21 injured
The epicenter is located in the province of Samar.
2010 July 24
Bangsamoro, Soccsksargen
7.3, 7.6, 7.5
III
2010 Mindanao earthquakes triplet earthquake, deep focus events
2012 February 6
11:49
Negros Island
6.7
VII
113 dead, 112 injured
2012 Negros earthquake
2012 August 31
20:47
Eastern Visayas
7.6
VII
1 dead, 1 injured
2012 Samar earthquake
2013 October 15
08:12
Central Visayas
7.2
IX
222 dead, 976 injured
2013 Bohol earthquake
2017 February 10
22:03
Caraga
6.5
VIII
8 dead, 200 injured
2017 Surigao earthquake
2017 July 6
16:03
Eastern Visayas, and Central Visayas
6.5
VIII
4 dead, 100+ injured
2017 Leyte earthquake
2019 April 22
17:11
Central Luzon, Metro Manila, and Calabarzon
6.1
VII
18 dead, 256 injured
2019 Luzon earthquake
2019 April 23
13:37
Eastern Visayas
6.5
VI
48 injured
2019 Eastern Samar earthquake
2019 July 9
20:36
Soccsksargen, and Davao Region
5.6
VI
1 dead, 73 injured
July 2019 Cotabato earthquake
2019 July 27
07:37
Ilocos Region
6.0
VI
9 dead, 60 injured
2019 Batanes earthquake
2019 October 16
19:37
Soccsksargen, Bangsamoro
6.4
VIII
7 dead, 215 injured
2019 Cotabato earthquakes
2019 October 29
09:04
Soccsksargen, Davao Region, Bangsamoro, and Caraga
6.6
VIII
24 dead, 563 injured
2019 October 31
09:11
Soccsksargen
6.5
VIII
2019 December 15
14:11
Davao Region, and Soccsksargen
6.8
VII
13 dead, 210 injured
2019 Davao del Sur earthquake
2020 August 18
08:03
Bicol Region
6.6
VIII
2 dead, 170 injured
2020 Masbate earthquake
2021 August 12
01:46
Davao Region
7.1
VII
1 dead
2021 Davao Oriental earthquake
2022 July 27
08:43
Cordillera, Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, and Central Luzon
7.0
VIII
11 dead, 615 injured
2022 Luzon earthquake
2023 November 17
16:14
Soccsksargen, and Davao Region
6.7
VIII
11 dead, 730 injured
November 2023 Mindanao earthquake
2023 December 2
22:37
Caraga, and Davao Region
7.6
VII
3 dead, 79 injured
December 2023 Mindanao earthquake
2025 September 30
21:59
Central Visayas, and Eastern Visayas
6.9
IX
79 dead, 1,271 injured
2025 Cebu earthquake
2025 October 10
09:43
Davao Region, Caraga, Soccsksargen, and Northern Mindanao
7.4
VIII
10 dead, 1,027 injured
2025 Davao Oriental earthquakes
2025 October 10
19:12
Davao Region
6.7
VI
2025 October 13
01:06
Central Visayas, and Eastern Visayas
5.7
VII
14 injured
Aftershock of the 2025 Cebu earthquake. One road damaged, landslides and power outages occurred in the Bogo-Daanbantayan-San Remigio-Sogod area.
· Deadliest earthquakes
Magnitude
Magnitude
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
Magnitude
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
Location
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
Date
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
Deaths
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
Missing
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
Injured
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
Damage
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
Source
1
1
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
1
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
8.0
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
Moro Gulf
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
August 16, 1976
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
4,791
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
2,288
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
9,928
2
2
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
2
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
7.8
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
Luzon Island
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
July 16, 1990
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
1,621
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
1,000
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
>3,000
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
₱ 10 billion
3
3
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
3
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
6.4
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
Manila
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
June 3, 1863
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
1,000
4
4
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
4
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
7.5
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
Luzon Island
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
November 30, 1645
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
600–3,000
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
>3,000
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
Unknown
5
5
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
5
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
8.3
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
Mati, Davao Oriental
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
April 14, 1924
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
~500
6
6
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
6
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
7.4
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
Lanao del Sur
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
April 1, 1955
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
465
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
Unknown
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
US$5 million
7
7
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
7
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
7.6
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
Casiguran, Aurora
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
August 2, 1968
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
271
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
261
8
8
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
8
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
7.2
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
Bohol and Cebu
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
October 15, 2013
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
222
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
8
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
796
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
₱ 4 billion (est.)
9
9
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
9
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
6.7
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
Negros Oriental
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
February 6, 2012
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
113
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
112
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
₱ 383 million
10
10
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
10
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
6.9
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
Cebu
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
September 30, 2025
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
79
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
1271
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
₱ 16.2 billion
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
Magnitude
Location
Date
Deaths
Missing
Injured
Damage
Source
1
8.0
Moro Gulf
August 16, 1976
4,791
2,288
9,928
2
7.8
Luzon Island
July 16, 1990
1,621
1,000
>3,000
₱ 10 billion
3
6.4
Manila
June 3, 1863
1,000
4
7.5
Luzon Island
November 30, 1645
600–3,000
>3,000
Unknown
5
8.3
Mati, Davao Oriental
April 14, 1924
~500
6
7.4
Lanao del Sur
April 1, 1955
465
Unknown
US$5 million
7
7.6
Casiguran, Aurora
August 2, 1968
271
261
8
7.2
Bohol and Cebu
October 15, 2013
222
8
796
₱ 4 billion (est.)
9
6.7
Negros Oriental
February 6, 2012
113
112
₱ 383 million
10
6.9
Cebu
September 30, 2025
79
1271
billion

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