November 1610 Earthquake: E, Luzon, Philippines

Date

November 1610

Place

E, Luzon, Philippines

Intensity

9 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

17.000° N, 122.000° E

Country

Philippines

Damage

Severe (about $5 to $25 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 · 171 km
• August 1, 1968, Manila, Luzon, PhilippinesM7.3 · 270 deaths · $8 million · 60 km
• July 18, 1880, Pasig River,pampanga, S Coast Luzon, PhilippinesM7.5 · 20 deaths · 112 km
• December 29, 1949, E, Luzon, PhilippinesM7.2 · 16 deaths · 39 km
• August 17, 1983, Luzon, PhilippinesM6.5 · 16 deaths · $2.2 million · 183 km
• April 7, 1970, Luzon, PhilippinesM7.3 · 15 deaths · 139 km
• July 27, 2022, Abra, Luzon, PhilippinesM7 · 11 deaths · $48.5 million · 856 houses destroyed · 138 km
• April 24, 1985, Benguet Province, Baguio, Luzon, PhilippinesM6.1 · 6 deaths · 138 km
• March 16, 1892, Abra,pangasinan,union, Luzon, Philippines2 deaths · 152 km
• March 18, 1977, Manila, Luzon, PhilippinesM7.3 · 1 death · $100,000 · 14 houses destroyed · 43 km
• September 5, 1949, N Luzon, PhilippinesM6.4 · 53 km
• 1744, W. Luzon Island, Philippines106 km
• September 1, 1881, Nueva Vizcaya,bayombong, Philippines111 km
• January 14, 1721, Cagayan Valley, NE Luzon, Philippines123 km
• September 30, 1881, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines123 km

Significant earthquakes of 1610The 1600sRecent earthquakes near here

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 851.