- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 24, 1948 CE
- Location:
- Philippines, Panay, Iloilo City, Antique
- Magnitude:
- 7.8 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
- Deaths:
- 74
- Intensity (MMI):
- 9
- Damage:
- ~$3.5M (value at the time)
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 5 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.83
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.19
Other earthquake records of 1948 CE
- Turkmenistan, Ashkhabad · Mw 7.2 · 110,000 deaths
- Japan, Fukui · M 7.3 · 5,131 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 7.3 · 800 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 6.8 · 110 deaths
- Greece, Vasiliki (Leukas) · Mw 6.5 · 7 deaths
- Greece, Tsoukalades-Kalamitsi (Leukas) · M 6.4 · 6 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 1948 CE Earthquake — Philippines, Panay, Iloilo City, Antique happen?
- January 24, 1948 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: 74. Historical death tolls vary by source.