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Historic Earthquake
1952 Philippines Earthquake
19 March 1952 · Butuan · Philippines
On 19 March 1952 at 10:57 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Philippines (Butuan). It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 86 km from its boundary with the Sunda Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 19 March 1952
- Time
- 10:57 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Philippines
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 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