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Historic Earthquake
1937 Philippines Earthquake
20 August 1937 · Luzon · Philippines
On 20 August 1937 at 11:59 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the Philippines (Luzon), at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 142 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 1 person and injured 200.
- Date
- 20 August 1937
- Time
- 11:59 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 60 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 200
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- San Pablo Volcanic Field (47 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19901990 Luzon Earthquake · M 7.82,412 deaths
- 19731973 Ragay Gulf Earthquake · M 7.515 deaths
- 1970Luzon · M 7.315 deaths
- 19681968 Casiguran Earthquake · M 7.3270 deaths
- 1942Mindoro · M 7.8
- 1907Se Luzon, Camarines · M 7.62 deaths
- 1907Se Luzon, Camarines · M 7.4
- 1901Luzon · M 7.8
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth