April 27, 1919 Earthquake: NW Panay, SW Tablas, Carabao I, Philippines
An earthquake struck NW Panay, SW Tablas, Carabao I, Philippines on April 27, 1919 at 00:22 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
- April 27, 1919
- Time
- 00:22 UTC
- Place
- NW Panay, SW Tablas, Carabao I, Philippines
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 12.000° N, 122.000° 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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1919, April 27. Intensity VIII. SW Tablas Very violent. (reference #1058)
1919, April 27, 8:22 a.m.. Sw Tablas and NW Panay - were started by violent shocks which caused considerable damage. The ground continued trembling with varying intensity the whole day, 27th; on the 3oth the number of shocks fell considerably. The towns of Tablas where greater damage was caused by the shocks are Odiongo, Look and Santa Fe, all located in the west or rather southwest, portion of the island. The shocks retained also unusual intensity through NW Panay. Carabao Island, S of Tablas - some landslides were reported. ...
(reference #1187)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 14, 1994, Mindoro, Philippines
- January 24, 1948, Panay, Iloilo City, Antique, Philippines
- March 17, 1973, Calaug,lopez,guiayangan, Quezon City, Philippines
- June 14, 1990, Culasi, Panay, Philippines
- February 5, 1970, Odiongan, Luzon, Romblon I, Tablas I, Philippines
- October 7, 1960, Panay, Philippines
- June 19, 1988, San Jose, Calapan, Mindoro, Philippines
- May 25, 1925, W, Luzon, Philippines
- May 16, 1915, Sabtan,batan, Philippines
- January 4, 1916, Panay,maasin, Panay, Philippines
- June 15, 1928, SW Mindoro, Philippines
- July 1653, Mindoro Island, Philippines
- 1620, Panay,iloilo,capiz, Philippines
- May 1787, Panay,capiz,iloilo, Philippines
- August 26, 1902, Iloilo,panay, Philippines
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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 3134.