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Historic Earthquake
1972 Philippines Earthquake
2 December 1972 · Mindanao, Davao · Philippines
On 2 December 1972 at 00:19 UTC, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the Philippines (Mindanao, Davao), at a depth of 73 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 73 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 2 December 1972
- Time
- 00:19 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Depth
- 73 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Leonard Range (116 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20262026 Mindanao Earthquake · M 7.8107 deaths
- 19761976 Moro Gulf Erdbeben · M 8.08,000 deaths
- 1943E Of · M 8.1
- 1936Talaud Islands · M 7.7
- 1924E Mindanao, Mati · M 8.3
- 19131913 Sulawesi–Mindanao Earthquake · M 7.8138 deaths
- 1911Mindanao, Talacogon · M 7.8
- 1903Davao Gulf · M 7.8
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth