July 1653 Earthquake: Mindoro Island, Philippines
An earthquake struck Mindoro Island, Philippines in July 1653. It caused a tsunami.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- July 1653
- Place
- Mindoro Island, Philippines
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 13.100° N, 121.600° E
- Country
- Philippines
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Reference #414:
1653, between June 26 and July 23. According to one source, not confirmed by others. the "San Francisco Xavier" en route to Manila passing through the San Bernardino Strait and casting anchor on Mindoro Island, felt an earthquake which caused storm waves at sea. The ship was torn from its anchors and damaged (Repetti, 1946; Iida et al., 1967; Cox,1970). [It is difficult to interpret the report; the possibility of a tsunami is not excluded.]
Reference #79:
1653, July. Mindoro, Sibuyan Sea. Anchored galleon set adrift by breaking waves that were caused by an earthquake according to one historical account. Repetti points out that the quake was not mentioned but that three typhoons were mentioned in other accounts. The occurrence of a tsunami is, therefore, considered very doubtful.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 27, 1911, Taal Volcano, Luzon, Philippines
- November 30, 1645, S Batangas to N Cagayan, Luzon, Philippines
- June 3, 1863, Manila, Rizal, Bulacan, Philippines
- November 14, 1994, Mindoro, Philippines
- June 19, 1665, Manila, Philippines
- March 17, 1973, Calaug,lopez,guiayangan, Quezon City, Philippines
- May 15, 1754, Taal Volcano, Philippines
- January 12, 1743, Tayabas,laguna, Luzon, Philippines
- June 14, 1990, Culasi, Panay, Philippines
- February 5, 1970, Odiongan, Luzon, Romblon I, Tablas I, Philippines
- September 16, 1852, Bataan, Rizal, Pampanga,manila, Luzon, Philippines
- June 19, 1988, San Jose, Calapan, Mindoro, Philippines
- April 18, 1907, Camarines, SE Luzon, Philippines
- December 7, 1677, Central,s, Luzon, Philippines
- August 20, 1937, Luzon, Philippines
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Sources
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 6025.