January 26, 1872 Earthquake: Agno, Philippines

Name: January 26, 1872 Earthquake: Agno, Philippines
Start: 1872-01-26
Location: Agno, Philippines

January 26, 1872 · M6

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Agno, Philippines on January 26, 1872. 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: January 26, 1872
Place: Agno, Philippines
Magnitude: 6 (Ms)
Intensity: 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Epicenter: 16.000° N, 119.000° E
Country: Philippines

The toll

Damage: Limited (under about $1 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.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Reference #414:

1872, January 26, 19:30 [local time]. There was a strong earthquake on the coast at Zambales Range, near Agno. It was followed by 10 or 12 recurrent shocks, and they were all accompanied by a loud underground rumble. The area of damage was very small. An unusual wave was observed soon after the earthquake on the coast and in the river at Agno. The city was partly flooded.

Reference #1187:

1872, January 26, 7:30 p.m. Zambales: Agno, Zambales - violent, long, oscillatory earthquake, E - W, accompanied by subterranean noises. Ten or twelve aftershocks, violent,

vibratory and oscillatory.

Reference #1055:

1872, January 26, 11h 30m GMT. Philippines, W. Luzon, north part of (Zambales), Agno, Bolinas. 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 #1058:

1872, January 26. Intensity VII. Agno, Zambales. Earthquake and Tidal Wave.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

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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 6175.