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Historic Earthquake
1924 Philippines Earthquake
30 August 1924 · Mindanao, Surigao · Philippines
On 30 August 1924 at 03:04 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Philippines (Mindanao, Surigao), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 68 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 30 August 1924
- Time
- 03:04 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Leonard Range (134 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1970Mindanao · M 7.6
- 1952Butuan · M 7.8
- 1951Philippines · M 7.8
- 1943E Of · M 8.1
- 1924E Mindanao, Mati · M 8.3
- 1913Philippines · M 7.7
- 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