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Historic Earthquake
1903 Philippines Earthquake
28 December 1903 · Davao Gulf · Philippines
On 28 December 1903 at 02:56 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Philippines (Davao Gulf), at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 141 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 28 December 1903
- Time
- 02:56 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 60 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Leonard Range (43 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20262026 Mindanao Earthquake · M 7.8107 deaths
- 19761976 Moro Gulf Erdbeben · M 8.08,000 deaths
- 1943E Of · M 8.1
- 1936Talaud Islands · M 7.7
- 1924E Mindanao, Mati · M 8.3
- 19181918 Celebes Sea Earthquake · M 8.352 deaths
- 19131913 Sulawesi–Mindanao Earthquake · M 7.8138 deaths
- 1911Mindanao, Talacogon · M 7.8
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth