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Historic Earthquake
1970 Philippines Earthquake
5 February 1970 · Luzon, Romblon I · Philippines
On 5 February 1970 at 22:05 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Philippines (Luzon, Romblon I), at a depth of 11 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 326 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (oceanic transform fault). It killed at least 3 people.
- Date
- 5 February 1970
- Time
- 22:05 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 11 km
- Deaths
- 3
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Iriga (175 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19731973 Ragay Gulf Earthquake · M 7.515 deaths
- 1972Mindoro, Luzon · M 7.2
- 1948Panay, Iloilo City · M 7.874 deaths
- 1942Mindoro · M 7.8
- 1937Luzon · M 7.51 deaths
- 1907Se Luzon, Camarines · M 7.62 deaths
- 1907Se Luzon, Camarines · M 7.4
- 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