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Historic Earthquake
1992 Philippines Earthquake
17 May 1992 · Mindanao, Tandag · Philippines
On 17 May 1992 at 10:15 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the Philippines (Mindanao, Tandag), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 54 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami. 12 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 17 May 1992
- Time
- 10:15 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 33 km
- Homes Destroyed
- 12
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (6.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Leonard Range (82 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20262026 Mindanao Earthquake · M 7.8107 deaths
- 1952Butuan · M 7.8
- 1951Philippines · M 7.8
- 1943E Of · M 8.1
- 1924E Mindanao, Mati · M 8.3
- 19131913 Sulawesi–Mindanao Earthquake · M 7.8138 deaths
- 1911Mindanao, Talacogon · M 7.8
- 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