November 13, 1767 Earthquake: Manila, Philippines

Date

November 13, 1767

Time

07:25 UTC

Place

Manila, Philippines

Intensity

7 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

14.200° N, 121.000° 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.

• July 16, 1990, Baguio, Cabanatuan, Dagupan, PhilippinesM7.8 · 2,412 deaths · $369.6 million · 165 km
• January 27, 1911, Taal Volcano, Luzon, Philippines1,335 deaths · 543 houses destroyed · 22 km
• June 15, 1991, Manila, Pinatubo Eruption, Luzon, PhilippinesM5.5 · 800 deaths · 124 km
• November 30, 1645, S Batangas to N Cagayan, Luzon, PhilippinesM8 · 600 deaths · 22 km
• June 3, 1863, Manila, Rizal, Bulacan, PhilippinesM6.5 · 400 deaths · 1,172 houses destroyed · 33 km
• November 14, 1994, Mindoro, PhilippinesM7.1 · 81 deaths · $3.7 million · 1,530 houses destroyed · 75 km
• June 19, 1665, Manila, Philippines19 deaths · 44 km
• April 22, 2019, Pampanga Province, PhilippinesM6.1 · 18 deaths · $50 million · 1,046 houses destroyed · 97 km
• April 7, 1970, Luzon, PhilippinesM7.3 · 15 deaths · 192 km
• May 15, 1754, Taal Volcano, Philippines12 deaths · 22 km
• January 12, 1743, Tayabas,laguna, Luzon, Philippines5 deaths · 68 km
• September 16, 1852, Bataan, Rizal, Pampanga,manila, Luzon, PhilippinesM7.5 · 3 deaths · 58 km
• December 7, 1677, Central,s, Luzon, Philippines2 deaths · 63 km
• August 20, 1937, Luzon, PhilippinesM7.5 · 1 death · 63 km
• February 1, 1771, Manila, Philippines0 km

Significant earthquakes of 1767The 1700sRecent earthquakes near hereThis day in weather history

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 1390.