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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 ...
Typhoon Haiyan, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Yolanda, was one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded. Upon making landfall, Haiyan devastated portions of Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines. [1] It is one of the deadliest typhoons on record in the Philippines, [2] killing at least 6,300 people in that country ...
2013 October 15 08:12 Bohol 7.2 IX 222 dead, 976 injured 2013 Bohol earthquake [22] 2017 February 10 22:03 Surigao 6.5 VIII 8 dead, 200 injured 2017 Surigao earthquake [23] 2017 July 6 16:03 Leyte 6.5 VIII 4 dead, 100+ injured 2017 Leyte earthquake [24] 2019 April 22 17:11 Luzon 6.1 VII 18 dead, 256 injured 2019 Luzon earthquake [25] 2019 April ...
4 dead, [2] 100+ injured. On July 6, 2017, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit Leyte, causing at least 4 deaths and 100 injuries. The quake also caused power interruptions in the whole of Eastern Visayas and nearby Bohol. The Philippine archipelago is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, where earthquakes and volcanic activity are common.
2013 Pacific typhoon season. The 2013 Pacific typhoon season was the most active Pacific typhoon season since 2004, and the deadliest since 1975. It featured Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms and one of the strongest landfalling tropical cyclones in history. It was an above-average season with 31 named storms, 13 typhoons, and ...
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 ...
A magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Santa Cruz Islands on February 6, at a depth of 28.7 km. [19] The earthquake generated an 11 m (36 ft) tsunami, [20] which destroyed several coastal villages, killing at least 13. [21] A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Santa Cruz Islands on February 6, at a depth of 10.1 km. [22]
The Marikina Valley fault system, also known as the Valley fault system (VFS), is a dominantly right-lateral strike-slip fault system in Luzon, Philippines. [2] It extends from Doña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan in the north, running through the provinces of Rizal, the Metro Manila cities of Quezon, Marikina, Pasig, Taguig and Muntinlupa, and the provinces of Cavite and Laguna, before ending in ...