March 19, 1931 Earthquake: Laoag,bacarra,vigan,batac, Luzon, Philippines
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Laoag,bacarra,vigan,batac, Luzon, Philippines on March 19, 1931 at 06:26:00 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
- March 19, 1931
- Time
- 06:26:00 UTC
- Place
- Laoag,bacarra,vigan,batac, Luzon, Philippines
- Magnitude
- 6.9
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 18.300° N, 120.200° 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.
- August 17, 1983, Luzon, Philippines
- July 27, 2022, Abra, Luzon, Philippines
- March 16, 1892, Abra,pangasinan,union, Luzon, Philippines
- August 15, 1897, Ilocos Sur, Luzon, Philippines
- May 25, 1907, Tuguegarao,laoag,n Ilocos, N Luzon, Philippines
- December 28, 1866, Laoag, N Luzon, Philippines
- November 18, 1915, W. Luzon Island, Philippines
- June 24, 1988, Laoag, Luzon, Philippines
- October 25, 2022, Abra, Luzon, Philippines
- January 14, 1721, Cagayan Valley, NE Luzon, Philippines
- November 30, 1619, Ilocos Prov,zagaian Prov, N Luzon, Philippines
- August 3, 1874, Lepanto-Bontoc, Philippines
- February 14, 1934, Luzon, Philippines
- January 4, 1641, Aparri, Luzon, Philippines
- 1744, 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 3458.