tion
| | |was greater; the complete destruction of
| | |the church and _convento_ of Mauban is
| | |expressly mentioned.
| | |
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No. | Date. |Intensity.
| | | Epicenter and effects.
----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------
| _Y. M. d. h. m._ | |
47 |1836 I 5 -- -- | VII |Very violent earthquake in western
| | |Mindanao. The epicenter was in Illana
| | |Bay. Severe shocks were felt in Cotabato
| | |and Zamboanga, 250 kilometers distant
| | |from each other.
| | |
48 |1840 -- -- -- -- | IX |Destructive earthquake in Sorsogon and
| | |Masbate. Ruined the masonry buildings. In
| | |Sorsogon Bay extensive subsidences
| | |occurred; the sea invaded the town,
| | |causing great destruction and claiming
| | |many victims.
| | |
49 |1852 IX 16 18 45 | IX |Central Luzon. Destructive earthquake
| | |which made itself felt with violence in
| | |the Provinces of Rizal, Laguna, Cavite,
| | |Batangas, Tayabas, Bataan, Zambales,
| | |Pampanga, Bulacan, and Nueva Ecija. In
| | |Manila it damaged severely a great number
| | |of buildings, among them the cathedral and
| | |the churches of the Jesuits, San Miguel,
| | |and Paco, the church and _convento_ at
| | |Pandacan (near Manila), and many houses.
| | |It is stated that the damage was
| | |(relatively) vastly greater in the
| | |Provinces of Bataan, Cavite, and Batangas,
| | |where many fissures opened and subsidences
| | |and landslides occurred. The zone most
| | |severely chastised seems to have stretched