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1923 Philippines Earthquake
2 March 1923 · Mindanao Island · Philippines
On 2 March 1923 at 16:48 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Philippines (Mindanao Island), at a depth of 22 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 360 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 2 March 1923
- Time
- 16:48 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 22 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Melebingoy (108 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20262026 Mindanao Earthquake · M 7.8107 deaths
- 20102010 Mindanao Earthquakes · M 7.6
- 19761976 Moro Gulf Erdbeben · M 8.08,000 deaths
- 1972Celebes Sea · M 7.8
- 1924E Mindanao, Mati · M 8.3
- 19181918 Celebes Sea Earthquake · M 8.352 deaths
- 19131913 Sulawesi–Mindanao Earthquake · M 7.8138 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