- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 20, 1937 CE
- Location:
- Philippines, Luzon
- Magnitude:
- 7.5 Ms
- Depth:
- 60 km
- Deaths:
- 1
- Injuries:
- 200
- Intensity (MMI):
- 8
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.64
Other earthquake records of 1937 CE
- Papua New Guinea, Keravia, Rabaul, Kokopo · 507 deaths
- China, Shandong Province · Ms 7 · 390 deaths
- Mexico, Central, Puebla: Esperanza, Veracruz · Mb 7.2 · 34 deaths
- Peru, Huancabamba, Oxapampa, El Progreso, San David · Mw 6.5 · 15 deaths
- Mexico, Guerrero: Ometepec · Mw 7.4 · 4 deaths
- Indonesia, Java: Jogyakarta: Klumpit, Prambanan · M 7.2 · 1 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1937 CE Earthquake — Philippines, Luzon happen?
- August 20, 1937 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 1. Historical death tolls vary by source.