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Historic Earthquake
1982 Philippines Earthquake
11 January 1982 · Virac, Catanduanes · Philippines
On 11 January 1982 at 06:10 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Philippines (Virac, Catanduanes), at a depth of 46 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 121 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (oceanic transform fault). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 11 January 1982
- Time
- 06:10 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 46 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Mayon Volcano (91 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1995Samar · M 7.2
- 1975Philippines · M 7.61 deaths
- 19731973 Ragay Gulf Earthquake · M 7.515 deaths
- 1970Luzon, Romblon I · M 7.13 deaths
- 1925Samar I, Laoang I · M 7.3
- 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