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Historic Earthquake
1990 Luzon Earthquake
16 July 1990 · Baguio, Cabanatuan · Philippines
On 16 July 1990 at 07:26 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Philippines (Baguio, Cabanatuan), at a depth of 25 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 31 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 2,412 people and injured 3,000. It is the 85th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 16 July 1990
- Time
- 07:26 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 25 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 2,412
- Injuries
- 3,000
- Estimated Damage
- 370 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (2.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Pinatubo (107 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19991999 Luzon Earthquake · M 7.35 deaths
- 1977Luzon, Manila · M 7.31 deaths
- 1970Luzon · M 7.315 deaths
- 19681968 Casiguran Earthquake · M 7.3270 deaths
- 1942Mindoro · M 7.8
- 1937Luzon · M 7.51 deaths
- 1907Se Luzon, Camarines · M 7.62 deaths
- 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