Significant earthquakes of 1894

February 9, 1894 Earthquake: Davao Gulf, SE Mindanao, Philippines

February 9, 1894

An earthquake struck Davao Gulf, SE Mindanao, Philippines on February 9, 1894 at 16:42:00 UTC.

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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
February 9, 1894
Time
16:42:00 UTC
Place
Davao Gulf, SE Mindanao, Philippines
Intensity
8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
6.000° N, 126.000° E

The toll

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.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

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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 2440.