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Historic Earthquake
1991 Philippines Earthquake
15 June 1991 · Luzon, Manila · Philippines
On 15 June 1991 at 11:15 UTC, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the Philippines (Luzon, Manila), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 115 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 800 people and injured 4.
- Date
- 15 June 1991
- Time
- 11:15 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.5
- Depth
- 10 km
- Deaths
- 800
- Injuries
- 4
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Pinatubo (1 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19991999 Luzon Earthquake · M 7.35 deaths
- 19901990 Luzon Earthquake · M 7.82,412 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
- 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