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Historic Earthquake
1928 Philippines Earthquake
19 December 1928 · Cotabato, N Coast of Illana Bay · Philippines
On 19 December 1928 at 11:37 UTC, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the Philippines (Cotabato, N Coast of Illana Bay), at a depth of 25 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 334 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 97 people (including tsunami victims) and injured 102.
- Date
- 19 December 1928
- Time
- 11:37 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Depth
- 25 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 97
- Injuries
- 102
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Melebingoy (97 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth