June 30, 1879 Earthquake: Surigao, NW Mindanao, Philippines
An earthquake struck Surigao, NW Mindanao, Philippines on June 30, 1879 at 18:38:00 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
- June 30, 1879
- Time
- 18:38:00 UTC
- Place
- Surigao, NW Mindanao, Philippines
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 9.800° N, 125.500° E
- Country
- Philippines
The toll
- Damage
- Extreme (about $25 million or more)
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.
- October 15, 2013, Bohol, Cebu, Siquijor Is, Philippines
- February 10, 2017, Surigao del Norte, Philippines
- February 8, 1990, Bohol, Cebu, Cagayan DE Oro, Camiguin, Philippines
- February 27, 1922, Cebu Island, Mactan Island, Philippines
- July 6, 2017, Leyte, Philippines
- December 2, 2023, E, Mindanao, Philippines
- August 22, 2017, Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines
- March 5, 2017, Surigao del Norte, Philippines
- July 3, 2015, Mindanao, Philippines
- March 26, 1990, Santiago, Philippines
- November 7, 2007, Mabini, Bohol Island, Philippines
- August 31, 2012, Cagayan DE Oro, Tacloban, Philippines
- May 23, 1987, Talakag-Malaybalay, Mindanao, Philippines
- February 22, 1885, Surigao, E Mindanao, Philippines
- March 16, 2012, Surigao, 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 2271.