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Historic Earthquake
1999 Luzon Earthquake
11 December 1999 · S Luzon, Manila · Philippines
On 11 December 1999 at 18:03 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Philippines (S Luzon, Manila), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 71 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 5 people and injured 40.
- Date
- 11 December 1999
- Time
- 18:03 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 40
- Estimated Damage
- 2 million US dollars
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Pinatubo (96 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 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
- 1949Luzon, E · M 7.216 deaths
- 1942Mindoro · M 7.8
- 1937Luzon · M 7.51 deaths
- 1934Luzon · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth