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Historic Earthquake
1995 Philippines Earthquake
21 April 1995 · Samar · Philippines
On 21 April 1995 at 00:34 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Philippines (Samar), at a depth of 21 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 65 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 21 April 1995
- Time
- 00:34 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 21 km
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (2.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Biliran (128 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20252025 Cebu Earthquake · M 6.979 deaths
- 20132013 Philippines Earthquake · M 7.1222 deaths
- 20122012 Samar Earthquake · M 7.61 deaths
- 1982Virac, Catanduanes · M 7.1
- 1975Philippines · M 7.61 deaths
- 1954Luzon, Sorsogon · M 6.813 deaths
- 1925Samar I, Laoang I · M 7.3
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth