|the island.
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107 |1878 VIII 13 12 14 | VI |Very strong earthquake of great extension.
| | |Its epicenter was southwest of Luzon, near
| | |the western coast of Cavite and Zambales
| | |Provinces. It was felt intensely from
| | |Mindoro to the Provinces of Union and
| | |Isabela.
| | |
108 |1878 IX 17 0 50 | VII |Violent earthquake to the west of the
| | |Gulf of Davao, in the neighborhood of Apo
| | |Volcano. Many buildings of Davao suffered
| | |seriously. Repetitions were frequent
| | |until the 22d.
| | |
109 |1879 VII 1 2 38 | X |Surigao Peninsula. Destructive earthquake,
| | |with disastrous results to buildings and
| | |the topography of the region. Not a single
| | |stone building remained inhabitable,
| | |although some of them, like the church,
| | |government house, and prison at Surigao,
| | |were of most solid construction. Besides
| | |the opening of innumerable fissures and
| | |vast landslides on the coasts and in the
| | |mountains, there occurred extensive
| | |subsidences: several accurate observations
| | |seem to prove that a great part of the
| | |peninsula was depressed by about 2 feet.
| | |In short, this earthquake was one of those
| | |which produced the greatest changes of
| | |topography experienced in the Philippines.
| | |There followed other very strong quakes on
| | |July 5, 24, and 28, and August 8, with
| | |countless repetitions of less importance
| | |during several months. From July 1 to 15
| | |occurred on the average 5 perceptible
| | |shocks per day.
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