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Historic Earthquake
1970 Philippines Earthquake
7 April 1970 · Luzon · Philippines
On 7 April 1970 at 05:34 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Philippines (Luzon), at a depth of 40 km. It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 10 km from its boundary with the Sunda Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 15 people and injured 200.
- Date
- 7 April 1970
- Time
- 05:34 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 40 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 15
- Injuries
- 200
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (4.3 m wave)
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Pinatubo (163 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19901990 Luzon Earthquake · M 7.82,412 deaths
- 19731973 Ragay Gulf Earthquake · M 7.515 deaths
- 19681968 Casiguran Earthquake · M 7.3270 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