January 16, 1601 Earthquake: Manila, Philippines

Date

January 16, 1601

Time

16:00 UTC

Place

Manila, Philippines

Intensity

8 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

14.600° N, 121.000° E

Country

Philippines

Deaths

Few (about 1 to 50)

Damage

Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

• July 16, 1990, Baguio, Cabanatuan, Dagupan, PhilippinesM7.8 · 2,412 deaths · $369.6 million · 121 km
• January 27, 1911, Taal Volcano, Luzon, Philippines1,335 deaths · 543 houses destroyed · 66 km
• June 15, 1991, Manila, Pinatubo Eruption, Luzon, PhilippinesM5.5 · 800 deaths · 90 km
• November 30, 1645, S Batangas to N Cagayan, Luzon, PhilippinesM8 · 600 deaths · 22 km
• June 3, 1863, Manila, Rizal, Bulacan, PhilippinesM6.5 · 400 deaths · 1,172 houses destroyed · 11 km
• November 14, 1994, Mindoro, PhilippinesM7.1 · 81 deaths · $3.7 million · 1,530 houses destroyed · 120 km
• July 18, 1880, Pasig River,pampanga, S Coast Luzon, PhilippinesM7.5 · 20 deaths · 180 km
• June 19, 1665, Manila, Philippines19 deaths · 0 km
• April 22, 2019, Pampanga Province, PhilippinesM6.1 · 18 deaths · $50 million · 1,046 houses destroyed · 65 km
• April 7, 1970, Luzon, PhilippinesM7.3 · 15 deaths · 152 km
• May 15, 1754, Taal Volcano, Philippines12 deaths · 66 km
• January 12, 1743, Tayabas,laguna, Luzon, Philippines5 deaths · 93 km
• December 11, 1999, Manila, Santa Cruz, S Luzon, PhilippinesM7.3 · 5 deaths · $1.8 million · 187 km
• September 16, 1852, Bataan, Rizal, Pampanga,manila, Luzon, PhilippinesM7.5 · 3 deaths · 86 km
• December 7, 1677, Central,s, Luzon, Philippines2 deaths · 55 km

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Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 818.