1628 Camarines earthquake

1628 Camarines earthquake, Philippines, 14 shocks, severe damage, many homes affected
13°12′N 123°42′E / 13.2°N 123.7°E / 13.2; 123.7 [1]TypeUnknownAreas affectedPhilippinesTotal damageSevere [1]

The 1628 Camarines earthquake struck Camarines, in the Philippines in 1628.[2] Fourteen different shocks were recorded.[3] The date is unknown.[4] The United States' National Geophysical Data Center describes the damage as "severe" and the total number of homes damaged as "many".[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
  2. ^ Sawyer, Frederic H. (1900). The Inhabitants of the Philippines. Library of Alexandria. p. 503. ISBN 978-1-4655-1185-0.
  3. ^ Palgrave, William Gifford; Jagor, Fedor (1934). The Philippines and the Filipinos of Yesterday ... Oriental Commercial Company. p. 186.
  4. ^ Census of the Philippine Islands, taken under the direction of the Philippine Commission in the year 1903, in four volumes ... Comp. and pub. by the United States Bureau of the Census. 1904. p. 52.
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