1853 Earthquake: Camarines, Daet, Philippines
An earthquake struck Camarines, Daet, Philippines in 1853.
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
- 1853
- Place
- Camarines, Daet, Philippines
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 14.000° N, 123.000° E
- Country
- Philippines
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Some (about 51 to 100)
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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1853, Philippines, S.E. Luzon (Camarines), Nueva Caceres, Daet, intensity II which corresponds to buildings may be unroofed or shattered and some may fall, the ground may be badly cracked in places and small landslips occur. (reference #1055)
1853, intensity VIII. Destructive earthquake in Camarines Province. Made ruins in many towns of the southeastern part of the province, express mention being made of the church, conrento, tribunal and the schools of Pulagui. (reference #1072)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- March 22, 1840, Sorsogon,masbate Is,casiguran,albay, Philippines
- March 17, 1973, Calaug,lopez,guiayangan, Quezon City, Philippines
- July 2, 1954, Sorsogon, Bacon, Legaspi, Luzon, Philippines
- January 12, 1743, Tayabas,laguna, Luzon, Philippines
- February 5, 1970, Odiongan, Luzon, Romblon I, Tablas I, Philippines
- April 18, 1907, Camarines, SE Luzon, Philippines
- August 20, 1937, Luzon, Philippines
- November 24, 1907, Camarines, SE Luzon, Philippines
- March 24, 1887, Camarines, Nueva Caceres, SE Luzon, Philippines
- 1747, Naga, SE Luzon Is, Philippines
- May 19, 1875, Nueva,caceres, SE Luzon, Philippines
- April 18, 1907, Camarines, SE Luzon, Philippines
- October 19, 1865, Tiwi,luban,rinconada, SE Luzon, Philippines
- December 14, 1901, Luzon, Philippines
- 1628, Camalig, Albay, 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 1937.