August 26, 1902 Earthquake: Iloilo,panay, Philippines
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
- Country
- Philippines
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.
- October 15, 2013, Bohol, Cebu, Siquijor Is, Philippines
- September 30, 2025, Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines
- January 24, 1948, Panay, Iloilo City, Antique, Philippines
- February 6, 2012, Negros Oriental Province, Philippines
- May 5, 1925, W. Luzon Island, Philippines
- February 27, 1922, Cebu Island, Mactan Island, Philippines
- June 14, 1990, Culasi, Panay, Philippines
- October 7, 1960, Panay, Philippines
- 1620, Panay,iloilo,capiz, Philippines
- May 1787, Panay,capiz,iloilo, Philippines
- February 2, 1887, Panay, Iloilo, Philippines
- July 12, 1787, Iloilo,antique,buenavista, Panay, Philippines
- January 4, 1916, Panay,maasin, Panay, Philippines
- May 16, 1915, Sabtan,batan, Philippines
- December 8, 1905, Tuburan, W. Luzon Island, Philippines
More
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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.