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1948 Philippines Earthquake
24 January 1948 · Panay, Iloilo City · Philippines
On 24 January 1948 at 17:46 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Philippines (Panay, Iloilo City), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 436 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 74 people (including tsunami victims).
- Date
- 24 January 1948
- Time
- 17:46 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 74
- Estimated Damage
- 4 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Kanlaon Volcano (104 km)
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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