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Historic Earthquake
1983 Luzon Earthquake
17 August 1983 · Luzon · Philippines
On 17 August 1983 at 12:17 UTC, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Philippines (Luzon), at a depth of 29 km. It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 134 km from its boundary with the Sunda Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 16 people and injured 471.
- Date
- 17 August 1983
- Time
- 12:17 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Depth
- 29 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 16
- Injuries
- 471
- Estimated Damage
- 2 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Camiguin de Babuyanes (125 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 19681968 Casiguran Earthquake · M 7.3270 deaths
- 1949Luzon, E · M 7.216 deaths
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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