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Philippines earthquakes in 1926

9 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Philippines in 1926. The largest: M6.7 21 km SW of Calolbon, Philippines, Aug 2, 1926.

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

19251927

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Where every quake of 1926 was located in Philippines. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1926

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 192616.08 km SSE of Sinolon, Philippines
February 19260
March 192616.6244 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
April 19260
May 192616.534 km S of Daliao, Philippines
June 19260
July 192616.127 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
August 192626.721 km SW of Calolbon, Philippines
September 19260
October 192626.23 km N of Ilioilio, Philippines
November 192616.34 km WSW of Babatngon, Philippines
December 19260

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

Philippines nowWorldwide in 1926

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.