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Historic Earthquake
1902 Philippines Earthquake
21 August 1902 · Mindanao, Lanao · Philippines
On 21 August 1902 at 11:17 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Philippines (Mindanao, Lanao). It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 413 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 21 August 1902
- Time
- 11:17 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Makaturing (91 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20262026 Mindanao Earthquake · M 7.8107 deaths
- 20102010 Mindanao Earthquakes · M 7.6
- 20022002 Mindanao Earthquake · M 7.515 deaths
- 19761976 Moro Gulf Erdbeben · M 8.08,000 deaths
- 19551955 Lanao Earthquake · M 7.4465 deaths
- 1928Cotabato, N Coast of Illana Bay · M 7.497 deaths
- 19181918 Celebes Sea Earthquake · M 8.352 deaths
- 1903Davao Gulf · M 7.8
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth