- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 7, 1970 CE
- Location:
- Philippines, Luzon
- Magnitude:
- 7.3 Ms
- Depth:
- 40 km
- Deaths:
- 15
- Injuries:
- 200
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.3
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.42
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.79
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.62
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.81
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.52
Other earthquake records of 1970 CE
- Peru, Northern, Pisco, Chiclayo · Mw 7.9 · 66,794 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province, Vietnam: Hanoi · Mw 7.1 · 15,621 deaths
- Turkey, Gediz · Mw 7.2 · 1,086 deaths
- Iran, Karnaveh, Marev · Ms 6.7 · 220 deaths
- Peru, N, Ecuador: S · Ms 7.6 · 82 deaths
- Russia, Dagestan · Mw 6.7 · 31 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 1970 CE Earthquake — Philippines, Luzon happen?
- April 7, 1970 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: 15. Historical death tolls vary by source.