- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 29, 1949 CE
- Location:
- Philippines, Luzon: E
- Magnitude:
- 7.2 Ms
- Deaths:
- 16
- Intensity (MMI):
- 8
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: Ms 7.2
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6.4
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.03
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.21
Other earthquake records of 1949 CE
- Ecuador, Tungurahua · Mw 6.5 · 6,000 deaths
- Tajikistan · Ms 7.4 · 3,500 deaths
- Turkey, Karliova · Mw 6.8 · 320 deaths
- Chile, Angol, Traiguen · Ms 7.3 · 57 deaths
- China, Xinjiang Province · Ms 7.3 · 21 deaths
- Washington · Ms 7 · 8 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 1949 CE Earthquake — Philippines, Luzon: E happen?
- December 29, 1949 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: 16. Historical death tolls vary by source.