February 7, 1890 Earthquake: Catbalogan,barugo, Samar,leyte, Philippines

Date

February 7, 1890

Time

04:30:00 UTC

Place

Catbalogan,barugo, Samar,leyte, Philippines

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

11.200° N, 124.400° E

Country

Philippines

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.

• October 15, 2013, Bohol, Cebu, Siquijor Is, PhilippinesM7.1 · 222 deaths · $51.8 million · 150 km
• September 30, 2025, Cebu, Central Visayas, PhilippinesM6.9 · 79 deaths · $1.3 million · 7,400 houses destroyed · 29 km
• March 22, 1840, Sorsogon,masbate Is,casiguran,albay, PhilippinesM6.5 · 52 deaths · 197 km
• February 6, 2012, Negros Oriental Province, PhilippinesM6.7 · 51 deaths · $9 million · 15,000 houses destroyed · 187 km
• February 10, 2017, Surigao del Norte, PhilippinesM6.5 · 8 deaths · $40 million · 215 houses destroyed · 184 km
• February 8, 1990, Bohol, Cebu, Cagayan DE Oro, Camiguin, PhilippinesM6.6 · 6 deaths · $900,000 · 164 km
• February 27, 1922, Cebu Island, Mactan Island, PhilippinesM6.3 · 5 deaths · 116 km
• July 6, 2017, Leyte, PhilippinesM6.5 · 4 deaths · $5 million · 735 houses destroyed · 26 km
• August 22, 2017, Ormoc, Leyte, PhilippinesM5 · 2 deaths · 43 km
• August 18, 2020, Masbate, PhilippinesM6.6 · 2 deaths · $570,000 · 138 houses destroyed · 97 km
• November 18, 2003, Can-Avid, Samar, PhilippinesM6.5 · 1 death · 1 house destroyed · 144 km
• November 7, 2007, Mabini, Bohol Island, PhilippinesM5.1 · 1 death · 167 km
• March 5, 2017, Surigao del Norte, PhilippinesM5.7 · 1 death · 13 houses destroyed · 194 km
• July 3, 2015, Mindanao, PhilippinesM6.1 · 1 death · 199 km
• September 1743, Leyte, Philippines11 km

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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 2398.