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Historic Earthquake
2012 Visayas Earthquake
6 February 2012 · Negros Oriental Province · Philippines
On 6 February 2012 at 03:49 UTC, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Philippines (Negros Oriental Province), at a depth of 11 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 349 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 51 people and injured 112. 15,000 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 6 February 2012
- Time
- 03:49 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.7
- Depth
- 11 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 51
- Injuries
- 112
- Homes Destroyed
- 15,000
- Estimated Damage
- 9 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (5.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Kanlaon Volcano (46 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 20132013 Philippines Earthquake · M 7.1222 deaths
- 1990Culasi, Panay · M 7.14 deaths
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- 1948Panay, Iloilo City · M 7.874 deaths
- 1925Philippines · M 6.817 deaths
- 1902Mindanao, Lanao · M 7.3
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth