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Historic Earthquake
2013 Philippines Earthquake
15 October 2013 · Bohol, Cebu · Philippines
On 15 October 2013 at 00:12 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Philippines (Bohol, Cebu), at a depth of 19 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 264 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 222 people and injured 976.
- Date
- 15 October 2013
- Time
- 00:12 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 19 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 222
- Injuries
- 976
- Estimated Damage
- 52 million US dollars
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Camiguin (97 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2023December 2023 Mindanao Earthquake · M 7.63 deaths
- 20122012 Samar Earthquake · M 7.61 deaths
- 19551955 Lanao Earthquake · M 7.4465 deaths
- 1948Panay, Iloilo City · M 7.874 deaths
- 1919Mindanao Island · M 7.4
- 1911Mindanao, Talacogon · M 7.8
- 1908Mindanao · M 7.5
- 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