June 9, 1863 Earthquake: Manila, Philippines
An earthquake struck Manila, Philippines on June 9, 1863.
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
- June 9, 1863
- Place
- Manila, Philippines
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 14.500° N, 121.000° E
- Country
- Philippines
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 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.
1963, June 9. Intensity VII. Violent earthquake which in Manila and neighboring towns brought to the ground several buildings left in a tottering condition by the preceding disturbance. (reference #1072)
1963, June 9. Philippines, S. Luzon, Manila. Intensity I which corresponds to an earthquake of intensity sufficient to crack walls, break chimneys, to shatter old buildings or to produce cracks in the ground. (reference #1055)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 16, 1990, Baguio, Cabanatuan, Dagupan, Philippines
- January 27, 1911, Taal Volcano, Luzon, Philippines
- June 15, 1991, Manila, Pinatubo Eruption, Luzon, Philippines
- November 30, 1645, S Batangas to N Cagayan, Luzon, Philippines
- June 3, 1863, Manila, Rizal, Bulacan, Philippines
- November 14, 1994, Mindoro, Philippines
- July 18, 1880, Pasig River,pampanga, S Coast Luzon, Philippines
- June 19, 1665, Manila, Philippines
- April 22, 2019, Pampanga Province, Philippines
- April 7, 1970, Luzon, Philippines
- May 15, 1754, Taal Volcano, Philippines
- January 12, 1743, Tayabas,laguna, Luzon, Philippines
- December 11, 1999, Manila, Santa Cruz, S Luzon, Philippines
- September 16, 1852, Bataan, Rizal, Pampanga,manila, Luzon, Philippines
- December 7, 1677, Central,s, 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 2074.