3.

Davao Del Sur Earthquake

Location: Matanao, Davao Del Sur Date: December 15, 2019
Visible Effects:

Liquefaction manifested as sand fissures, ground undulation and lateral spreads in Brgy. Guihing (left) and Aplaya (right) in
Hagonoy, Davao del Sur.

Sand fissures (left) and lateral spreads (right) were observed in Brgy. San Isidro, Kiblawan.

Slope Movement. In Brgys. Tagaytay (left) and Malawit (right), Magsaysay, landslides formed during October quakes
reactivated during the recent event.

Liquefaction (Settlement and Bearing Capacity Failures). A reinforces three-storey commercial building in Brgy. Poblacion,
Padada had pancake collapse.

Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Gci3i0Avi2n6ZgE3yTQdJYtiPNm4UX1T/view
4. Masbate Earthquake
Location: Cataingan, Masbate Date: August 18, 2020
Visible Effects:

Liquefaction (Settlement and Bearing Capacity Failure)

Surface Rupture

Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15TbCjdZTnIi1NXn5kVpk20HUp0Th_35W

5. Laoag Earthquake
Location: Laoag City Date: August 17, 1983

San Nicolas. Totally collapsed Kaunlaran Motors Building. Failure due to torsion and intense shear

Liquefaction. A number of reinforced concrete buildings either totally crumbled or sustained major structural damage
beyond rehabilitation. The failure in most of the damaged buildings can be attributed to shear and compressional waves,
thereby producing horizontal and vertical stresses.
Link: https://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/index.php/earthquake/destructive-earthquake-of-the-philippines/2-
uncategorised/209-1983-august-17-ms6-5-laoag-earthquake
6. Bohol Earthquake
Location: Sagbayan, Bohol Date: October 15, 2013
Visible Effects:

Surface ruptures. Surface ruptures ranging from 0.10 metres (3.9 in) to as high as 5 metres (16 ft) in vertical
displacements were exposed in barangay Anonang in Inabanga, Bohol. The mapped surface of the NBF is 6 kilometres
(3.7 mi) long from barangay New Anonang in Buenavista to barangay Napo in Inabanga and generally trends 40 degrees
northeast and dips at 50 degrees southeast

Liquefaction. Destroyed house in Tubigon due to liquefaction.

Slope Movement. The magnitude 7.2 earthquake on 15 October 2013 main shock, triggered shallow landslides
that can be observed on the steep natural slopes of the famous Chocolate Hills in Bohol. The shallow disaggregated
landslides are typically not associated with particular geologic units and/or type of slopes.

Link: https://www.cedim.kit.edu/english/2442.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Bohol_earthquake#:~:text=A%20total%20of%20%E2%82%B12.25,than%2
0348%2C000%20people%20were%20displaced.
7. Negros Oriental Earthquake
Location: Tayasan, Negros Oriental Date: February 6, 2012

Liquefaction. Evidence of liquefaction was reported in Ayungon, La Libertad, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, and
Tayasan. The most extreme lateral spread combined with ground undulation and subsidence occurred along the approach
of Tuway Bridge affecting approximately 100 meter stretch of the road. Many bridges and some structures suffered from
loss of bearing capacity. The Pangaloan Bridge and Martilo Bridge collapsed and were rendered temporarily impassable
for days.

Tsunami. Tsunami waves as high as five (5) meters struck Barangays Martilo, Pisong, and Magtalisay in La
Libertad, Negros Oriental. Coastal areas of Negros Oriental from San Jose to Vallehermoso, and Cebu from Badian to
Barili were also affected by the tsunami.
Link: https://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/index.php/news/616-reminiscence-of-the-2012-ms6-9-negros-oriental-quake

8. Surigao Earthquake
Location: Surigao City Date: February 10, 2017

Surface Rupture. This earthquake generated a 4.3 km surface-rupture that was mapped in Brgy. Ipil in Surigao City and
Brgys. Poblacion, Honrado and Macopa in the Municipality of San Francisco, Surigao del Norte.
Liquefaction (Left) and earthquake-induced landslide (Right) were documented as well as the collapsed Anao-
aon Bridge, damages to buildings, ports, roads, other bridges.
Link: https://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/philippines-10-february-2017-magnitude-67-surigao-del-norte-
earthquake

9. North Cotabato Earthquake

Location: Tunulan, North Cotabato Date: October 29, 2019

Liquefaction (Lateral Spreading). The maximum intensity of the M6.3 event was felt at PEIS VII in Tulunan,
M’lang, Makilala, and Kidapawan City in Cotabato, Bansalan, Digos City, Hagonoy, Magsaysay, and Matanao in Davao
del Sur, and some portions in Columbio in Sultan Kudarat. This earthquake was felt as far as 300 kilometers away from
the epicenter. Limited liquefaction, lateral spreading and landslides are observed. Trees are shaken strongly.
Link:https://newsline.ph/top-stories/2019/10/30/a-phivolcs-primer-the-october-29-magnitude-6-6-tulunan-ncot-
earthquake/

10. Mindoro Earthquake

Location: Mindoro Date: November 15, 1994

Surface Rupture. It is associated with a 35-kilometer-long (22 mi) ground rupture, called the Aglubang River
fault.[5] Seventy eight people were reported dead,[6] and 7,566 houses were damaged. The earthquake generated a tsunami
and landslides on the Verde Island.

Link: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Tsunami_damage_mindoro.jpg
2. Moro Gulf Earthquake
Location: Island of Mindanao Date: August 17, 1976
Visible Effects:

Two storey collapse at Harvadian east end Science Wing after Collapsed

Notre Dame Auditorium

Liquefaction (Settlement and Bearing Capacity Failures)

Residential damage at Malabang due to surges in

Mataling River.

Tsunami damage on Bongo Island

Tsunami damage north of Zamboanga

Tsunami. Just after the earthquake stopped, the sea, stirred by the powerful movement of the earthquake, swelled
and moved away from the coastline for about three kilometers. About ten minutes later, it roared back to the shore and
beyond in three succeeding waves soaring as high as the treetops according to some reports. The sea unloaded its fury on
everything near the shore. Houses and properties along the coastal beaches of Lanao del Sur and Pagadian were practically
washed out. Bits of houses littered the sea and bodies littered the shore. The casualties and victims of the earthquake and
tsunami numbered thousands just in Regions 9 and 12. (Region 9 covers Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga
City, Basilan, and Sulu while Region 12 covers the areas of Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, Cotabato City, Lanao del Sur
and Lanao del Norte.) A tabulation of the victims and casualties in these regions is as follows.
Link: https://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/index.php/earthquake/destructive-earthquake-of-the-philippines/2-
uncategorised/208-1976-august-17-ms7-9-moro-gulf-earthquake
 10 Earthquakes that have occurred in the Philippines
1. Casiguran Earthquake
Location: Casiguran, Aurora Date: August 02, 1968
Visible Effects:

Photo 1. Fissures on the road from Photo 2. Fissures on a logging road, 30 meters
Casiguran to Barrio Tabas away parallel to river bank in Casiguran area.
Surface Rupture. In the epicentral area, around the town of Casiguran, cracks that were parallel to the nearest
rivers were observed. Surface soil in this part is mostly loose deltaic sand. The length of the fissures varies from 10 to 20
meters but in some areas, it reached a length of 400 to 500 meters. The space between the cracks varies from 5 to 20 meters
Fissures on the road from Casiguran to Barrio Tabas produced a 0.5 meters crack and the surface subsidence varied to as
much as two meters (shown in Photo 1). This road is approximately 8 meters from the Casiguran River at the top of a steep
bank approximately 2.5 meters high. Photo 2, shows another fissure on a logging road, 30 meters away from and parallel
to river bank in Casiguran area.

Photo 4. Landslide on bank of Manglad river.

Photo 3. Landslide on the slope

of the Dinajawan point.
Photo 5. Newly formed hill, Manglad River.

Slope Failure. Landslides occurred in several places on the steep slopes of surrounding mountains near the
epicentral area. Landslides produced by the main shock were mostly on the slopes of mountains north of the town of
Casiguran, while those that accompanied the big aftershocks were observed on mountains both to the north and to the west.
The largest landslide took place on the cliff at Dinajawan Point facing Casiguran Bay (Photo 3) while another landslide
was observed in Manglad River, a tributary of Cagayan River (Photo 4). Manglad River traverses behind a cornfield and
beside this, the transported unconsolidated sediments produced a small hill (Photo 5).

Link: https://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/index.php/earthquake/destructive-earthquake-of-the-philippines/2-uncategorised/206-1968-
august-02-ms7-3-casiguran-earthquake?fbclid=IwAR1PiT_p4E37F1pI8nXh1_KwOAx3Yeady3wsTPl36ekUQko0k6mVPfGzbAk