May 25, 1889 Earthquake: Mindanao,mindoro, Philippines

Reference #414:

1889, May 26, 1889, 2:23 [local time]. There was a destructive earthquake in Batangas Province and on the north of Mindoro Island. At Batangas, the buildings of the church, the court, the jail and many homes were damaged. The front of the governor's home collapsed. Cracks formed in the ground at many places in the province. The church was damaged at Bauan. At Resting, the masonry of the bay of the observatory tower cracked. The piles cracked in homes at Calapan (Mindoro Island). A bell tower was damaged.

There was a "terrible" earthquake at Iloilo. There were strong tremors at Canacao, Punta Santiago, Taal, Cavite, on Corregidor Island, at Moron, Montolban, Balanga, Bacolor, San Fernando, and Cabanatuan. There were moderate tremors at Calamba, Tayabas, Mariquina, Malolos (Rulacan), and Dagupan. The tide gauge which had recently been installed at Manila observatory registered waves in the well of the instrument with an amplitude of 10 cm and a somewhat smaller rise in water level.

Reference #1058:

1889, May 26. Intensity VIII. N. Mindoro and Batangas. Destructive.

Reference #1072:

1889, May 26, 02:23. Destructive earthquake in the Province of Batangas and northern Mindoro. It wrecked the church at Ibaan and severely damaged the church and other buildings in Batangas, Bauang, Catlapan, and several other towns.

Reference #1055:

1889, May 26, 18h 23m GMT. Philippines, S. Luzon (Batangas), and N. part of Mindoro, Taal, Ibaan, Calapan. 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.