September 1743 Earthquake: Leyte, Philippines

Date

September 1743

Place

Leyte, Philippines

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

11.200° N, 124.300° 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.

• October 15, 2013, Bohol, Cebu, Siquijor Is, PhilippinesM7.1 · 222 deaths · $51.8 million · 148 km
• September 30, 2025, Cebu, Central Visayas, PhilippinesM6.9 · 79 deaths · $1.3 million · 7,400 houses destroyed · 18 km
• March 22, 1840, Sorsogon,masbate Is,casiguran,albay, PhilippinesM6.5 · 52 deaths · 194 km
• February 6, 2012, Negros Oriental Province, PhilippinesM6.7 · 51 deaths · $9 million · 15,000 houses destroyed · 179 km
• February 10, 2017, Surigao del Norte, PhilippinesM6.5 · 8 deaths · $40 million · 215 houses destroyed · 191 km
• February 8, 1990, Bohol, Cebu, Cagayan DE Oro, Camiguin, PhilippinesM6.6 · 6 deaths · $900,000 · 166 km
• February 27, 1922, Cebu Island, Mactan Island, PhilippinesM6.3 · 5 deaths · 113 km
• July 6, 2017, Leyte, PhilippinesM6.5 · 4 deaths · $5 million · 735 houses destroyed · 37 km
• August 22, 2017, Ormoc, Leyte, PhilippinesM5 · 2 deaths · 52 km
• August 18, 2020, Masbate, PhilippinesM6.6 · 2 deaths · $570,000 · 138 houses destroyed · 94 km
• November 18, 2003, Can-Avid, Samar, PhilippinesM6.5 · 1 death · 1 house destroyed · 152 km
• November 7, 2007, Mabini, Bohol Island, PhilippinesM5.1 · 1 death · 169 km
• February 7, 1890, Catbalogan,barugo, Samar,leyte, Philippines11 km
• December 8, 1905, Tuburan, W. Luzon Island, PhilippinesM6.5 · 90 km
• May 13, 1897, Masbate Island, PhilippinesM7.9 · 95 km

Significant earthquakes of 1743The 1700sRecent 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 1290.