March 24, 1887 Earthquake: Camarines, Nueva Caceres, SE Luzon, Philippines
An earthquake struck Camarines, Nueva Caceres, SE Luzon, Philippines on March 24, 1887 at 13:14 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
- March 24, 1887
- Time
- 13:14 UTC
- Place
- Camarines, Nueva Caceres, SE Luzon, Philippines
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 13.700° N, 123.300° E
- Country
- Philippines
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- Few (about 1 to 50)
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.
1887, March 24, 21:14. Camarines Province. Destructive earthquake doing considerable harm in several towns in the vicinity of Nueva Caceres. The 25th witnessed a very intense repetition, while lighter aftershocks were frequent until the month of May. (reference #1072)
1887 March 24, 9:14 p.m. Luzon. Manila: Very light, oscillatory, SE-NW horizontal amplitude, 0o4'. Santa Cruz: Light, 6 seconds. Atimonan: Oscillatory, moderate, N-S, 20 seconds... (reference #3029)
1887, March, 24. Intensity VIII. Camarines Sur. Very violent. (reference #1058)
1887, March 24, 13h 14m GMT. Philippines, S.E. Luzon (Camarines), Nueva Caceres, Daet. Intensity II which Iorresponds 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)
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
- May 19, 1875, 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 2368.