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Historic Earthquake
1968 Casiguran Earthquake
1 August 1968 · Luzon, Manila · Philippines
On 1 August 1968 at 20:19 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Philippines (Luzon, Manila), at a depth of 36 km. It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 96 km from its boundary with the Sunda Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 270 people and injured 261.
- Date
- 1 August 1968
- Time
- 20:19 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 36 km
- Deaths
- 270
- Injuries
- 261
- Estimated Damage
- 8 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.2 m wave)
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Cagua Volcano (192 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 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
- 1949Luzon, E · M 7.216 deaths
- 1937Luzon · M 7.51 deaths
- 1907Se Luzon, Camarines · M 7.62 deaths
- 1901Luzon · M 7.8
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth