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Philippines earthquakes in 1912

2 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Philippines in 1912. The largest: M7.5 210 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines, Aug 18, 1912.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

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Where every quake of 1912 was located in Philippines. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1912

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19120
February 19120
March 19120
April 19120
May 19120
June 19120
July 19120
August 191217.5210 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
September 19120
October 19120
November 191216.23 km WSW of Irosin, Philippines
December 19120

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

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Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.