October 25, 2022 Earthquake: Abra, Luzon, Philippines
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Abra, Luzon, Philippines on October 25, 2022 at 14:59:00 UTC, 6 km below the surface.
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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
- October 25, 2022
- Time
- 14:59:00 UTC
- Place
- Abra, Luzon, Philippines
- Magnitude
- 6.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 6 km (4 mi)
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 17.661° N, 120.815° E
- Country
- Philippines
The toll
- Injuries
- 139
- Damage
- $1.4 million
- Houses destroyed
- 434
- Houses damaged
- 13,012
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.
cost of infrastructure damage 84,974,250 (PHP). (reference #13363, #13367)
44 injured, 1.4 million USD total damages (reference #1250)
At least 139 people injured; 434 houses destroyed, 13,012 damaged and 251 public buildings damaged; roads and bridges damaged; landslides and power outages occurred in Cagayan and throughout Cordillera Administrative Region and Ilocos Region. Dingras, Ilocos, Philippines - CDI: 8; Batac, Ilocos, Philippines - CDI: 7; Banaue, Cordillera, Philippines - CDI: 7; Lapog, Ilocos, Philippines - CDI: 7; San Nicolas (San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte), Ilocos, Philippines - CDI: 7 (reference #13456)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- August 1, 1968, Manila, Luzon, Philippines
- August 17, 1983, Luzon, Philippines
- December 29, 1949, E, Luzon, Philippines
- July 27, 2022, Abra, Luzon, Philippines
- April 24, 1985, Benguet Province, Baguio, Luzon, Philippines
- March 16, 1892, Abra,pangasinan,union, Luzon, Philippines
- March 18, 1977, Manila, Luzon, Philippines
- December 28, 1866, Laoag, N Luzon, Philippines
- 1744, W. Luzon Island, Philippines
- August 3, 1874, Lepanto-Bontoc, Philippines
- January 14, 1721, Cagayan Valley, NE Luzon, Philippines
- August 15, 1897, Ilocos Sur, Luzon, Philippines
- May 25, 1907, Tuguegarao,laoag,n Ilocos, N Luzon, Philippines
- March 19, 1931, Laoag,bacarra,vigan,batac, Luzon, Philippines
- November 30, 1619, Ilocos Prov,zagaian Prov, N Luzon, 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 10651.