March 18, 1909 Earthquake: E, Mindanao, Philippines

Date

March 18, 1909

Time

16:30:00 UTC

Place

E, Mindanao, Philippines

Intensity

8 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

8.000° N, 127.000° 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 10, 2025, Mindanao, PhilippinesM7.4 · 10 deaths · $5.7 million · 1,190 houses destroyed · 86 km
• December 2, 2023, E, Mindanao, PhilippinesM7.6 · 3 deaths · $22.6 million · 390 houses destroyed · 84 km
• December 15, 1989, Cotabato, Davao, Mindanao, PhilippinesM7.5 · 2 deaths · $1 million · 48 km
• August 11, 2021, Mindanao, PhilippinesM7.1 · 1 death · 174 km
• May 23, 1987, Talakag-Malaybalay, Mindanao, PhilippinesM5.2 · 1 death · 175 km
• November 11, 1921, E, Mindanao, PhilippinesM7.5 · 0 km
• June 13, 1929, Hinatuan,ebro, Mindanao, PhilippinesM7.2 · 56 km
• August 30, 1924, Surigao,butuan, Mindanao, PhilippinesM7.3 · 78 km
• May 17, 1992, Mindanao, Tandag, Bislig, PhilippinesM7.5 · 12 houses destroyed · 94 km
• June 28, 1894, Agusan River Valley, E Mindanao, PhilippinesDeaths: many · 102 km
• January 1, 1919, Mindanao Island, PhilippinesM7.4 · 110 km
• March 7, 2023, Davao, Mindanao, PhilippinesM6 · $3.1 million · 896 houses destroyed · 122 km
• May 25, 1943, E of, PhilippinesM8.1 · 123 km
• January 1, 2001, Mindanao, PhilippinesM7.5 · 131 km
• January 10, 1970, Mindanao, PhilippinesM7.6 · 137 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 2858.