1744 Earthquake: W. Luzon Island, Philippines
An earthquake struck W. Luzon Island, Philippines in 1744. 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
- 1744
- Place
- W. Luzon Island, Philippines
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 17.000° N, 121.000° E
- Country
- Philippines
- Region
- Central and South Pacific
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:
1744. In the northern part of Luzon Island there were earthquakes which affected a vast area and lasted several months. The sea entered the river with great force.
Reference #1187:
1744. Northern Luzon: There were widespread earthquakes which lasted for whole months. The sea enters the river with great force.
Sources NCEI cites
The publications NCEI lists for this record. The numbers match the “reference #” notes in its account above.
- #1187 Garcia, L.C., R.G. Valenzuela, and E.P. Arnold (1985). Southeast Asia Association of Seismology, Series on Seismology, vol. IV - Philippines, U.S. Geological Survey.
- #414 Soloviev, S.L., and Ch.N. Go (1974). A catalogue of tsunamis on the western shore of the Pacific Ocean [dates include 173-1968. Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Nauka Publishing House, Moscow, 439 p. [Canadian Translation of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences no. 5077, 1984, translation available from Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A OS2, 447 p.]
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 16, 1990, Baguio, Cabanatuan, Dagupan, Philippines
- August 1, 1968, Manila, Luzon, Philippines
- July 18, 1880, Pasig River,pampanga, S Coast Luzon, Philippines
- December 29, 1949, E, Luzon, Philippines
- August 17, 1983, Luzon, Philippines
- April 7, 1970, Luzon, Philippines
- July 27, 2022, Abra, Luzon, Philippines
- April 24, 1985, Benguet Province, Baguio, Luzon, Philippines
- December 11, 1999, Manila, Santa Cruz, S Luzon, Philippines
- March 16, 1892, Abra,pangasinan,union, Luzon, Philippines
- March 18, 1977, Manila, Luzon, Philippines
- August 3, 1874, Lepanto-Bontoc, Philippines
- September 5, 1949, N Luzon, Philippines
- September 1, 1881, Nueva Vizcaya,bayombong, Philippines
- October 25, 2022, Abra, Luzon, Philippines
More
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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 2026-10-01. NCEI earthquake 6023.