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Historic Earthquake
1949 Philippines Earthquake
29 December 1949 · Luzon, E · Philippines
On 29 December 1949 at 03:03 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Philippines (Luzon, E). It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 128 km from its boundary with the Sunda Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 16 people.
- Date
- 29 December 1949
- Time
- 03:03 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 16
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Cagua Volcano (146 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20222022 Luzon Earthquake · M 7.011 deaths
- 19991999 Luzon Earthquake · M 7.35 deaths
- 19901990 Luzon Earthquake · M 7.82,412 deaths
- 1977Luzon, Manila · M 7.31 deaths
- 1970Luzon · M 7.315 deaths
- 19681968 Casiguran Earthquake · M 7.3270 deaths
- 1937Luzon · M 7.51 deaths
- 1934Luzon · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth