January 27, 1922 Earthquake: Cebu, Mactan I, Cebu I, Philippines
An earthquake struck Cebu, Mactan I, Cebu I, Philippines on January 27, 1922 at 20:41:00 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 27, 1922
- Time
- 20:41:00 UTC
- Place
- Cebu, Mactan I, Cebu I, Philippines
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 10.200° N, 123.500° 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.
- 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 8, 1990, Bohol, Cebu, Cagayan DE Oro, Camiguin, Philippines
- February 27, 1922, Cebu Island, Mactan Island, Philippines
- July 6, 2017, Leyte, Philippines
- October 7, 1960, Panay, Philippines
- August 22, 2017, Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines
- November 7, 2007, Mabini, Bohol Island, Philippines
- May 19, 2004, Tubigon, Bohol Island, Philippines
- December 8, 1905, Tuburan, W. Luzon Island, Philippines
- February 2, 1887, Panay, Iloilo, Philippines
- August 26, 1902, Iloilo,panay, 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 3188.