July 14, 1880 Earthquake: E, Luzon, Philippines
An earthquake struck E, Luzon, Philippines on July 14, 1880 at 16:53 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
- July 14, 1880
- Time
- 16:53 UTC
- Place
- E, Luzon, Philippines
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 15.000° N, 121.500° E
- Country
- Philippines
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- Many (101 to 1,000)
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.
1880, July 15, 00:53 [local time], Eastern part of Luzon, intensity VIII. Destructive earthquake in the provinces of Tayabas and Laguna. It damaged to some extent all masonry structures, both public and private, in the towns east of Lake Bay. (reference #1072)
1880, July 15. Intensity IX, Laguna, destructive. (reference #1058)
1880, July 14, 16:53 UTC. Philippines, east range of Luzon (Tayabas, Laguna), east of Lake Bay, 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 #1055)
1880, July 15, 12:53 a.m. Luzon: Nueva Caceres - an earthquake of moderate intensity. (reference #1187)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 16, 1990, Baguio, Cabanatuan, Dagupan, Philippines
- January 27, 1911, Taal Volcano, Luzon, Philippines
- June 15, 1991, Manila, Pinatubo Eruption, Luzon, Philippines
- November 30, 1645, S Batangas to N Cagayan, Luzon, Philippines
- June 3, 1863, Manila, Rizal, Bulacan, Philippines
- August 1, 1968, Manila, Luzon, Philippines
- November 14, 1994, Mindoro, Philippines
- July 18, 1880, Pasig River,pampanga, S Coast Luzon, Philippines
- June 19, 1665, Manila, Philippines
- April 22, 2019, Pampanga Province, Philippines
- April 7, 1970, Luzon, Philippines
- May 15, 1754, Taal Volcano, Philippines
- April 24, 1985, Benguet Province, Baguio, Luzon, Philippines
- January 12, 1743, Tayabas,laguna, Luzon, Philippines
- September 16, 1852, Bataan, Rizal, Pampanga,manila, 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 2281.