January 4, 1916 Earthquake: Panay,maasin, Panay, Philippines
An earthquake struck Panay,maasin, Panay, Philippines on January 4, 1916 at 03:12:00 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
- January 4, 1916
- Time
- 03:12:00 UTC
- Place
- Panay,maasin, Panay, Philippines
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 11.100° N, 122.300° E
- Country
- Philippines
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.
- January 24, 1948, Panay, Iloilo City, Antique, Philippines
- February 6, 2012, Negros Oriental Province, Philippines
- June 14, 1990, Culasi, Panay, Philippines
- October 7, 1960, Panay, Philippines
- February 5, 1970, Odiongan, Luzon, Romblon I, Tablas I, Philippines
- June 19, 1988, San Jose, Calapan, Mindoro, Philippines
- May 16, 1915, Sabtan,batan, Philippines
- 1620, Panay,iloilo,capiz, Philippines
- May 1787, Panay,capiz,iloilo, Philippines
- August 26, 1902, Iloilo,panay, Philippines
- July 12, 1787, Iloilo,antique,buenavista, Panay, Philippines
- February 2, 1887, Panay, Iloilo, Philippines
- April 27, 1919, NW Panay, SW Tablas, Carabao I, Philippines
- May 25, 1925, W, Luzon, 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 3044.