World Map › Major Earthquakes Since 1900 › 1976
Historic Earthquake
1976 Moro Gulf Erdbeben
16 August 1976 · Mindanao, S · Philippines
On 16 August 1976 at 16:11 UTC, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck the Philippines (Mindanao, S), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 350 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 8,000 people (including tsunami victims) and injured 10,000. It is the 43rd deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 16 August 1976
- Time
- 16:11 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.0
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 8,000
- Injuries
- 10,000
- Estimated Damage
- 134 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (9.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Melebingoy (91 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20262026 Mindanao Earthquake · M 7.8107 deaths
- 20102010 Mindanao Earthquakes · M 7.6
- 1972Celebes Sea · M 7.8
- 1970Mindanao · M 7.6
- 1924E Mindanao, Mati · M 8.3
- 19181918 Celebes Sea Earthquake · M 8.352 deaths
- 19131913 Sulawesi–Mindanao Earthquake · M 7.8138 deaths
- 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