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Historic Earthquake
2022 Luzon Earthquake
27 July 2022 · Luzon, Abra · Philippines
On 27 July 2022 at 00:43 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Philippines (Luzon, Abra), at a depth of 34 km. It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 155 km from its boundary with the Sunda Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 11 people and injured 609. 856 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 27 July 2022
- Time
- 00:43 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 34 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 609
- Homes Destroyed
- 856
- Homes Damaged
- 35,924
- Estimated Damage
- 48 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.1 m wave)
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Cagua Volcano (159 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19991999 Luzon Earthquake · M 7.35 deaths
- 19901990 Luzon Earthquake · M 7.82,412 deaths
- 19831983 Luzon Earthquake · M 6.516 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
- 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