October 15, 1875 Earthquake: La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines
An earthquake struck La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines on October 15, 1875 at 15:00 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
- October 15, 1875
- Time
- 15:00 UTC
- Place
- La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 16.300° N, 120.300° 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.
- July 16, 1990, Baguio, Cabanatuan, Dagupan, Philippines
- June 15, 1991, Manila, Pinatubo Eruption, Luzon, Philippines
- July 18, 1880, Pasig River,pampanga, S Coast Luzon, Philippines
- April 22, 2019, Pampanga Province, Philippines
- December 29, 1949, E, Luzon, Philippines
- April 7, 1970, Luzon, Philippines
- July 27, 2022, Abra, Luzon, Philippines
- April 24, 1985, Benguet Province, Baguio, Luzon, Philippines
- December 11, 1999, Manila, Santa Cruz, S Luzon, Philippines
- March 16, 1892, Abra,pangasinan,union, Luzon, Philippines
- April 25, 1987, Manila, Cubi Point, Philippines
- August 24, 1932, Baguio,bauang,la Union, Luzon, Philippines
- March 22, 1855, S Luzon, Philippines
- August 3, 1874, Lepanto-Bontoc, Philippines
- September 1, 1881, Nueva Vizcaya,bayombong, 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 2239.