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The Cotabato Trench itself caused two earthquakes in 1918 (M w 8.3) and 1976 (M w 8.0). The last significant earthquake to happen in the same area as the 1955 event was a magnitude 6.0 earthquake on April 12, 2017. Earthquake. The earthquake struck at dawn. Multiple magnitudes vary from moment magnitudes of 7.4–7.6 by local seismographs.
Largest. Mw 8.3 1918 Celebes Sea earthquake. Deadliest. M w 8.0 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake 5,000–8,000 killed. The Philippines lies within the zone of complex interaction between several tectonic plates, involving multiple subduction zones and one large zone of strike-slip, all of which are associated with major earthquakes.
List of earthquakes in 1955. This is a list of earthquakes in 1955. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused death, injury or damage. Events which occurred in remote areas will be excluded from the list as they wouldn't have generated significant media interest.
1645 Luzon earthquake. 1863 Manila earthquake. 1879 Surigao earthquake. 1880 Southern Luzon earthquakes. 1897 Mindanao earthquakes. 1913 Sulawesi–Mindanao earthquake. 1918 Celebes Sea earthquake. 1955 Lanao earthquake.
The 1990 Luzon earthquake occurred on July 16 at 4:26 p.m. ( PDT) or 3:26 p.m. ( PST) on the densely populated island of Luzon in the Philippines. The shock had a surface wave magnitude of 7.8 and produced a 125 km-long ground rupture that stretched from Dingalan, Aurora to Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya. The event was a result of strike-slip movements ...
On the 4th of July, 1946, an independent Philippines was born. It became the successor to the U.S. under the treaties of 1930. On July 15, 1946, the United Kingdom annexed the State of North Borneo and, in the view of the United Kingdom, became the sovereign power with respect to what had been the State of North Borneo. [14]
0–9. 1955 Lanao earthquake. Categories: Disasters in the Philippines by year. 1950s disasters in the Philippines. 1955 in the Philippines. 1955 disasters by country. 1955 disasters in Asia. Hidden categories:
August. August 2 – The 1968 Casiguran earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 7.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX ( Violent ). The earthquake's epicenter was located in Casiguran, Aurora. This was deemed the most destructive earthquake in the Philippines prior to the 1990 Luzon earthquake.