Largest earthquakes in or near Western Visayas, Philippines, on record since 1900 - list, stats and map
Capiz | Province of Aklan | Province of Antique | Province of Guimaras | Province of Iloilo | Province of Negros Occidental
Updated: Nov 2, 2023 00:17 GMT -
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Since 1900, Western Visayas has had 207 quakes of magnitudes above 5 and up to 7.8:
- 4 quakes above magnitude 7
- 35 quakes between magnitude 6 and 7
- 168 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
Latest today: Mag. 5.6 Earthquake Philippine Sea, 27 km NE of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines -
Strongest: Mag. 7.8 Earthquake 10.5 km W of Leon, Province of Iloilo, Western Visayas, Philippines -
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Showing quakes since 1900, magnitude 5 or higher (207 quakes):
Date and time | Mag Depth | Nearest volcano (distance) | Location | Details | Map |
| Mar 26, 08:37 pm (Manila) (Mar 26, 12:37 GMT) | 5.6 300 km | 38 km (24 mi) | Philippine Sea, 27 km northeast of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines | More | |
| Feb 16, 02:10 am (Manila) (Feb 15, 18:10 GMT) | 6.1 8 km | 52 km (32 mi) | Philippine Sea, 27 km east of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines 181 reports | More | |
| Aug 14, 2022 12:25 am (Manila) (Aug 13, 2022 16:25 GMT) | 5.1 2 km | 143 km (89 mi) | Sulu Sea, 93 km southwest of Iloilo City, Philippines | More | |
| Aug 13, 2022 12:25 pm (Manila) (Aug 13, 2022 04:25 GMT) | 5.1 10 km | 132 km (82 mi) | Sulu Sea, 88 km southwest of Iloilo City, Philippines 22 reports | More | |
| Feb 9, 2021 07:24 am (Manila) (Feb 8, 2021 23:24 GMT) | 5.0 10 km | 232 km (144 mi) | Sulu Sea, 53 km southwest of San Jose, Western Mindoro, Mimaropa, Philippines 3 reports | More | |
| Feb 5, 2021 07:49 am (Manila) (Feb 4, 2021 23:49 GMT) | 5.1 10 km | 225 km (140 mi) | Sulu Sea, 52 km southwest of San Jose, Western Mindoro, Mimaropa, Philippines 4 reports | More | |
| Aug 18, 2020 08:03 am (Manila) (Aug 18, 2020 00:03 GMT) | 6.6 10 km | 75 km (47 mi) | Philippine Sea, 5.4 km east of Cataingan, Philippines 334 reports | More | |
| Aug 11, 2020 03:26 pm (Manila) (Aug 11, 2020 07:26 GMT) | 5.0 45 km | 74 km (46 mi) | Philippine Sea, 13 km south of Piña, Philippines 4 reports | More | |
| Jul 2, 2019 12:59 am (Manila) (Jul 1, 2019 16:59 GMT) | 5.7 550 km | 42 km (26 mi) | Bohol Sea, 39 km south of Jagna, Bohol, Central Visayas, Philippines | More | |
| May 4, 2019 09:05 am (Manila) (May 4, 2019 01:05 GMT) | 5.6 10 km | 147 km (91 mi) | Sulu Sea, 12 km west of San Jose, Western Mindoro, Mimaropa, Philippines 53 reports | More | |
| Jul 26, 2017 03:51 am (Manila) (Jul 25, 2017 19:51 GMT) | 5.0 10 km | 159 km (99 mi) | Sulu Sea, 35 km southwest of Tobias Fornier, Philippines 1 report | More | |
| May 20, 2017 09:06 am (Manila) (May 20, 2017 01:06 GMT) | 5.7 536 km | 80 km (50 mi) | Bohol Sea, 29 km south of Loboc, Bohol, Central Visayas, Philippines | More | |
| Aug 15, 2016 07:32 pm (Manila) (Aug 15, 2016 11:32 GMT) | 5.3 35 km | 107 km (66 mi) | 21 km west of Janiuay, Province of Iloilo, Western Visayas, Philippines 9 reports | More |
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.9 x 1016 joules (13698 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.2 x 107 tons of TNT or 736.7 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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