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Five people hospitalized and several buildings damaged in the Monastir area. [180] A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Indonesia, on October 22 at a depth of 48.3 km (30.0 mi). [181] The earthquake killed an old man, two others people were injured, 159 houses and two religious buildings were damaged. [182]
The 2013 Bohol earthquake occurred on October 15 at 8:12:31 PST in Bohol, an island province located in Central Visayas, Philippines. [9] The magnitude of the earthquake was recorded at Mw 7.2, with epicenter 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) S 24° W of Sagbayan, and its depth of focus was 12 kilometres (7.5 mi). [1][10] It affected the whole Central ...
The 2012 Negros earthquake occurred on February 6 at 11:49 PST, with a body wave magnitude of 6.7 and a maximum intensity of VII (Destructive) off the coast of Negros Oriental, Philippines. The epicenter of the thrust fault earthquake [6] was approximately 72 kilometres (45 mi) north of Negros Oriental's provincial capital, Dumaguete. [7][8][9]
The citizens of Scilla spent the night after the first earthquake on the beach, where they were washed away by the tsunami, causing 1,500 deaths. The tsunami was caused by the collapse of Monte Paci into the sea, near the city. Estimated deaths from earthquake and tsunami are 32,000 to 50,000. 1792: Kyūshū, Japan: 1792 Unzen earthquake and ...
List of natural disasters by death toll. Global multihazard mortality risks and distribution (2005) for cyclones, drought, earthquakes, floods, landslides, and volcanoes (excluding heat waves, snowstorms, and other deadly hazards). A natural disaster is a sudden event that causes widespread destruction, major collateral damage, or loss of life ...
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 Unknown Manila: June 3, 1863 1,000 [11] 4 7.5 Luzon Island: November 30, 1645 >600 >3,000 ...
PEIS VII (Destructive)[1] MMI VIII (Severe) Tsunami. None. Casualties. 2 dead, 170 injured. On 18 August 2020, at 8:03 PST (00:03 UTC), a 6.6 magnitude earthquake [4] struck the island province of Masbate in the Philippines, leaving at least 2 dead and 170 injured. [5][6][7][8][excessive citations]
An intensity X struck Luzon on July 14–24, 1880. [6] The quake caused severe damage to these major cities in Luzon, most significantly in Manila where a lot of buildings collapsed. Number of casualties are unknown. [7] A quake struck Lucban, Quezon on October 26, 1884.