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Historic Earthquake
1924 Philippines Earthquake
14 April 1924 · E Mindanao, Mati · Philippines
On 14 April 1924 at 16:20 UTC, a magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck the Philippines (E Mindanao, Mati), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 84 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami. It is the 44th most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 14 April 1924
- Time
- 16:20 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.3
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Leonard Range (110 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
- 19181918 Celebes Sea Earthquake · M 8.352 deaths
- 19131913 Sulawesi–Mindanao Earthquake · M 7.8138 deaths
- 1911Mindanao, Talacogon · M 7.8
- 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