October 19, 1865 Earthquake: Tiwi,luban,rinconada, SE Luzon, Philippines

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1865, October 19 (13), 22:00 [local time], 13.25 N, 123.5 E, magnitude 6. There was a considerable earthquake in the provinces of Albay and Camarines.

A stone post broke at Cajo Port (Tiwi Region). Three corners fell out and the embrasure of the city hall, constructed of limestone and brick, collapsed; the rest of the building cracked. Some 209 homes were left unfit for habitation.

At Luban, a bridge 136 m long and 11 m wide cracked; one of its spans partly collapsed. A bell tower crumbled, and the church itself cracked. The monastery building tilted, the balconies and one of the walls collapsed.

At Tabaco, the earthquake bagan with a terrifying rumble; the city hall cracked and several beams shifted. The entire plain, as far as Malinao, subsided. Enormous cracks and pits formed in the ground, particularly at San Vicente. At Masarag, on the road from Sabluyan to Ligao, the river went underground for a distance of 120 km (30 leagues) [?].

At Malilipot, the city hall cracked; a large bridge across the Bulanan River was put out of commission. Two walls of a school fell at Bacacay. At Legaspi (Albay), some of the merchant stalls collapsed. A church cracked. Some beams jumped out of their grooves, and a wall moved away on the administrative building.

Fourteen homes collapsed in the Iraya region, at Libon, Polangui and 0as; the church and the vicarage cracked. At Ligao, new seams appeared in the buildin8 of the church and old cracks reappeared. An immense avalanche occurred in the Guinobatan region which blocked the road. Churches and municipal buildings suffered considerably in the Rinconada district. Bell towers collapsed at Iriaga and Nabia. Several homes on swampy grounds collapsed. The earthquake lasted 15 seconds at Naga (Nueva Caseres). Only minor damage was done to the city. Oscillations of great intensity were felt all over Burias Island. There were

many recurrent shocks after the earthquake. More than 150 were counted in five days.

During the earthquake, the sea was also extremely rough [in the Tabaco region?]. The residents had never seen such flood tides (Perrey, 1867; Repetti, 1946).

Reference #1187:

1865, October 19, night. Southeastern Luzon: A strong

oscillatory earthquake preceded by a terrifying noise. Its direction was NW-S E ...