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Historic Earthquake
1975 Philippines Earthquake
31 October 1975 · Philippines
On 31 October 1975 at 08:28 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the Philippines, at a depth of 50 km. It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 35 km from its boundary with the Sunda Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 1 person. 30 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 31 October 1975
- Time
- 08:28 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 50 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 1
- Homes Destroyed
- 30
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (3.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Biliran (195 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 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