May 17, 1992 Earthquake: Mindanao, Tandag, Bislig, Philippines
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Mindanao, Tandag, Bislig, Philippines on May 17, 1992 at 10:15:31 UTC, 33 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
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
- May 17, 1992
- Time
- 10:15:31 UTC
- Place
- Mindanao, Tandag, Bislig, Philippines
- Magnitude
- 7.5 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 7.191° N, 126.762° E
- Country
- Philippines
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 12 with its tsunami and other effects
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.
1992, May 17. Some minor damage at Tandag and
Bislig. Felt (V RF) at Cagoyan de Oro. (III RF) at Polo
and (II RF) at Mactan. Small tsunami generated. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 15, 2019, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
- October 29, 2019, Cotabato, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
- October 10, 2025, Mindanao, Philippines
- October 31, 2019, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines
- November 4, 1870, Davao,blanco, Mindanao, Philippines
- December 2, 2023, E, Mindanao, Philippines
- December 15, 1989, Cotabato, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
- August 11, 2021, Mindanao, Philippines
- May 23, 1987, Talakag-Malaybalay, Mindanao, Philippines
- July 9, 2019, Makilala, Tulunan, Mindanao, Philippines
- January 1, 2001, Mindanao, Philippines
- January 10, 1970, Mindanao, Philippines
- December 2, 1972, Mindanao, Davao, Philippines
- February 7, 1918, Mindanao, Philippines
- April 14, 1924, Mati,suriga, E Mindanao, 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 5324.