Significant earthquakes of 1902

August 26, 1902 Earthquake: Iloilo,panay, Philippines

August 26, 1902

An earthquake struck Iloilo,panay, Philippines on August 26, 1902 at 01:09:00 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
August 26, 1902
Time
01:09:00 UTC
Place
Iloilo,panay, Philippines
Intensity
9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
10.800° N, 122.600° E

The toll

Damage
Severe (about $5 to $25 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 2632.