Topic 24 Flashcards
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1645 Luzon Earthquake
Date: November 30, 1645
Magnitude: 7.5
Epicenter: Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija
Deaths: ≈600
Injured: 1000
1863 Manila Earthquake
Date: June 03, 1863
Magnitude: 7.4
Epicenter: Manila Bay, Manila
Deaths: 400
Injured: 2000
1955 Lanao Earthquake
Date: April 01, 1955
Magnitude: 7.4
Epicenter: Panguil Bay and Lake Lanao
Deaths: 465
Injured: ≈1000
1968 Casiguran Earthquake
Date: August 02, 1968
Magnitude: 7.3
Epicenter: Casiguran, Aurora
Deaths: 270
Injured: 261
1973 Ragay Gulf Earthquake
Date: March 17, 1973
Magnitude: 7.4
Epicenter: Ragay Gulf, San Andres, Quezon
Deaths: 15
Injured: ≈100
1976 Moro Gulf Earthquake
Date: August 17, 1976
Magnitude: 8.1
Epicenter: Moro Gulf
Deaths: 8000
Injured: 10000
1990 Luzon Earthquake
Date: July 16, 1990
Magnitude: 7.8
Epicenter: Rizal, Nueva Ejica
Deaths: 2412
Injured: ≈3000
2012 Negros Earthquake
Date: February 06, 2012
Magnitude: 6.7
Epicenter: Tayasan, Negros Oriental
Deaths: 113
Injured: 112
2013 Bohol Earhquake
Date: October 15, 2013
Magnitude: 7.2
Epicenter: Sagbayan, Bohol
Deaths: 222
Injured: 976
2022 Luzon Earthquake
Date: July 27, 2022
Magnitude: 7.3
Epicenter: Tayum, Abra
Deaths: 11
Injured: 615
2010 Mindanao Earthquake
Triplet Earthquake
Date: July 04, 2010 Magnitude: 7.3, 7.6, 7.4
Epicenter: Moro Gulf
2019 Cotabato Earthquakes - Episodal
Date: October 16, 2019
Magnitude: 6.4
Epicenter: Columbio, Sultan Kudarat
Deaths: 7
Injured: 215
Date: October 29, 2019
Magnitude: 6.6
Epicenter: Tulunan, Cotabato
Date: October 31, 2019
Magnitude: 6.5
Epicenter: Kisante, Makilala, Cotabato
Deaths: 24
Injured: 563
1960 Valdivia Earthquake
Date: May 22, 1960
Magnitude: 9.5
Epicenter: Near Valdivia, Chile
Description: The strongest earthquake ever recorded. It caused tsunamis that affected Hawaii, Japan, and the Philippines.
Deaths: 1,000–6,000 people.
1964 Great Alaska Earthquake
Date: March 27, 1964
Magnitude: 9.2
Epicenter: Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA
Description: This earthquake caused widespread destruction in Alaska, generating tsunamis that reached as far as California and Hawaii.
Deaths: 139 deaths.
2004 Sumatra - Andaman Islands Earthquake
Date: December 26, 2004
Magnitude: 9.1–9.3
Epicenter: Off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia
Description: Triggered a massive tsunami that affected 14 countries.
Deaths: 230,000 deaths.
2011 Tohoku Earthquake
Date: March 11, 2011
Magnitude: 9.1
Epicenter : Off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
Description: This earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami that caused the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Deaths: 15,000 people were killed
1952 Kamchatka Earthquake
Date: November 4, 1952
Magnitude: 9.0
Epicenter: Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
Description: A powerful earthquake that generated a tsunami reaching Hawaii, Japan, and New Zealand.
Deaths: no confirmed deaths
2010 Maule Earthquake
Date: February 27, 2010
Magnitude: 8.8
Epicenter: Near the city of Concepción, Chile
Description: This earthquake caused widespread destruction in central Chile.
Deaths: 500 people.
1906 Ecuador-Colombia Earthquakes
Date: January 31, 1906
Magnitude: 8.8
Epicenter: Off the coast of Ecuador and Colombia
Description: The earthquake caused a tsunami.
Deaths: between 500 and 1,500 people
1965 Rat Islands Earthquake
Date: February 4, 1965
Magnitude: 8.7
Epicenter: Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Description: This earthquake generated a tsunami, but the sparsely populated region suffered minimal casualties.
1950 Assam, Tibet Earthquake
Date: August 15, 1950
Magnitude: 8.6
Epicenter: Assam (India) and Tibet (China)
Description: This earthquake caused major landslides,
Deaths: 1,500 to 3,300 people.
2005 Sumatra Earthquake
Date: March 28, 2005
Magnitude: 8.6
Location: Off the coast of Nias Island, Indonesia
Description: Occurred three months after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, causing significant destruction on Nias Island.
Deaths: more than 1,300 people.
