August 24, 1874 Earthquake: Mindanao,zamboanga,isabela (Basilan), Philippines
An earthquake struck Mindanao,zamboanga,isabela (Basilan), Philippines on August 24, 1874 at 22:30:00 UTC.
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
- August 24, 1874
- Time
- 22:30:00 UTC
- Place
- Mindanao,zamboanga,isabela (Basilan), Philippines
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 6.800° N, 122.000° E
- Country
- Philippines
The toll
- 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.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- March 31, 1955, Lanao,ozamiz,cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines
- September 21, 1897, Mindanao, Zamboanga, Sulu, Isabela, Philippines
- September 20, 1897, Dapitan, NW Mindanao, Philippines
- August 17, 1976, Mindanao, Philippines
- July 23, 2010, Moro Gulf, Celebes Sea, Philippines
- June 14, 1978, Mindanao Island, Philippines
- August 21, 1902, Lanao, Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines
More
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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 2218.