What the records say
- When
- 1 Aug 1968
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Where
- Philippines
- Coordinates
- 16.50° N, 122.20° E
- Deaths
- 270
- Injuries
- 261
- Damage musd
- 8
- Depth km
- 36
1968 Casiguran earthquake
Violent earthquake and tsunami in Aurora Province, Philippines
The 1968 Casiguran earthquake occurred on 04:19:22 local time on August 2 with a moment magnitude of 7.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The thrust earthquake's epicenter was in Casiguran, Quezon. A small non-destructive tsunami was generated and at least 207 people were killed. The majority of the deaths occurred in the collapse of a six-story building in Manila.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The magnitude () 7.6 Casiguran earthquake affects the Aurora province in the Philippines with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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