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Historic Earthquake
2012 Samar Earthquake
31 August 2012 · Cagayan de Oro, Tacloban · Philippines
On 31 August 2012 at 12:47 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the Philippines (Cagayan de Oro, Tacloban), at a depth of 28 km. It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 54 km from its boundary with the Sunda Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 1 person and injured 1.
- Date
- 31 August 2012
- Time
- 12:47 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 28 km
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Estimated Damage
- 0 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.2 m wave)
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Cabalian Volcano (166 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2023December 2023 Mindanao Earthquake · M 7.63 deaths
- 1989Mindanao, Cotabato · M 7.52 deaths
- 1975Philippines · M 7.61 deaths
- 1952Butuan · M 7.8
- 1951Philippines · M 7.8
- 1913Philippines · M 7.7
- 1911Mindanao, Talacogon · M 7.8
- 1908Mindanao · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth