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Historic Earthquake
1955 Lanao Earthquake
31 March 1955 · Mindanao, Lanao · Philippines
On 31 March 1955 at 18:17 UTC, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the Philippines (Mindanao, Lanao), at a depth of 35 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 446 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 465 people.
- Date
- 31 March 1955
- Time
- 18:17 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Depth
- 35 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 465
- Estimated Damage
- 5 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Makaturing (128 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