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Historic Earthquake
1943 Philippines Earthquake
25 May 1943 · E Of · Philippines
On 25 May 1943 at 23:07 UTC, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck the Philippines (E Of), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 87 km from its boundary with the Sunda Plate (subduction zone). It is the 87th most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 25 May 1943
- Time
- 23:07 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.1
- Depth
- 33 km
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Philippines
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1970Mindanao · M 7.6
- 1957Philippines · M 7.6
- 1952Butuan · M 7.8
- 1951Philippines · M 7.8
- 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