January 14, 1721 Earthquake: Cagayan Valley, NE Luzon, Philippines

Date

January 14, 1721

Time

11:00 UTC

Place

Cagayan Valley, NE Luzon, Philippines

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

18.000° N, 121.500° E

Country

Philippines

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.

• August 1, 1968, Manila, Luzon, PhilippinesM7.3 · 270 deaths · $8 million · 183 km
• August 17, 1983, Luzon, PhilippinesM6.5 · 16 deaths · $2.2 million · 72 km
• December 29, 1949, E, Luzon, PhilippinesM7.2 · 16 deaths · 112 km
• July 27, 2022, Abra, Luzon, PhilippinesM7 · 11 deaths · $48.5 million · 856 houses destroyed · 90 km
• April 24, 1985, Benguet Province, Baguio, Luzon, PhilippinesM6.1 · 6 deaths · 182 km
• March 16, 1892, Abra,pangasinan,union, Luzon, Philippines2 deaths · 123 km
• March 18, 1977, Manila, Luzon, PhilippinesM7.3 · 1 death · $100,000 · 14 houses destroyed · 163 km
• November 30, 1619, Ilocos Prov,zagaian Prov, N Luzon, PhilippinesDeaths: many · 25 km
• January 4, 1641, Aparri, Luzon, Philippines31 km
• October 25, 2022, Abra, Luzon, PhilippinesM6.4 · $1.4 million · 434 houses destroyed · 82 km
• September 14, 1627, Bangui, Cagayan, W. Luzon Island, PhilippinesM7.5 · 84 km
• June 24, 1988, Laoag, Luzon, PhilippinesM5.4 · 85 km
• December 28, 1866, Laoag, N Luzon, Philippines98 km
• September 5, 1949, N Luzon, PhilippinesM6.4 · 111 km
• November 1610, E, Luzon, Philippines123 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 1221.