May 19, 1875 Earthquake: Nueva,caceres, SE Luzon, Philippines
An earthquake struck Nueva,caceres, SE Luzon, Philippines on May 19, 1875 at 03:30 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
- May 19, 1875
- Time
- 03:30 UTC
- Place
- Nueva,caceres, SE Luzon, Philippines
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 13.600° N, 123.200° 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 22, 1840, Sorsogon,masbate Is,casiguran,albay, Philippines
- March 17, 1973, Calaug,lopez,guiayangan, Quezon City, Philippines
- July 2, 1954, Sorsogon, Bacon, Legaspi, Luzon, Philippines
- January 12, 1743, Tayabas,laguna, Luzon, Philippines
- February 5, 1970, Odiongan, Luzon, Romblon I, Tablas I, Philippines
- April 18, 1907, Camarines, SE Luzon, Philippines
- 1747, Naga, SE Luzon Is, Philippines
- March 24, 1887, Camarines, Nueva Caceres, SE Luzon, Philippines
- April 18, 1907, Camarines, SE Luzon, Philippines
- 1853, Camarines, Daet, Philippines
- November 24, 1907, Camarines, SE Luzon, Philippines
- October 19, 1865, Tiwi,luban,rinconada, SE Luzon, Philippines
- 1628, Camalig, Albay, Luzon, Philippines
- October 5, 1811, Camarines, Philippines
- February 2, 1814, Albay, SE 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 2235.