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Disaster: Luzon Earthquake (1990) : The Philippines

The 1990 Luzon earthquake in the Philippines was a powerful 7.8 magnitude quake that struck northern and central Luzon on July 16, 1990. It resulted in over 2,400 deaths and thousands more injured. The earthquake destroyed or damaged over 100,000 homes and displaced over 126,000 people. It was one of the most destructive earthquakes to hit the disaster-prone Philippines.

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Disaster: Luzon Earthquake (1990) : The Philippines

The 1990 Luzon earthquake in the Philippines was a powerful 7.8 magnitude quake that struck northern and central Luzon on July 16, 1990. It resulted in over 2,400 deaths and thousands more injured. The earthquake destroyed or damaged over 100,000 homes and displaced over 126,000 people. It was one of the most destructive earthquakes to hit the disaster-prone Philippines.

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DISAster: Luzon Earthquake (1990)

The Philippines

The Philippines is one of the most


disaster-prone countries in the
world. Located along the Pacific
Ocean’s “Ring of Fire” and having
5 major fault lines, it is vulnerable to
disasters such as earthquakes.

The country is no stranger to


earthquakes, but one of the most
memorable to hit it is the quake
that hit the island of Luzon in 1990.
That powerful quake resulted in a
number of collapsed buildings and
thousands of lives lost.

At around 4 pm on July 16, 1990, a


Brief Overview about the Disaster magnitude-7.8 earthquake hit
An earthquake of 7.8 magnitude on the Richter Northern and Central Luzon. Its
Scale, (epicenter at 15.71 N and 121.15 E) jolted the epicenter was recorded in Nueva
Island of Luzon on July 16, 1990 at 4:26 pm, affecting Ecija, and the shaking lasted for
the whole of northern and central Luzon (Regions I, about a minute.
II, III, and Cordillera Autonomous Region) and part of
southern Luzon, including Metro Manila. There were
18,337 barangays (villages) in 13 cities and 231
municipalities in 23 provinces that were severely
affected. The City of Baguio in the Mountain
Province of Northern Luzon was most affected and
devastated.
Displaced 126,035
Dead 2,412
Missing 321
Injured 3,513

Housing destroyed/damaged Completely


destroyed: 25,305 Partly damaged: 77,249
Total damage and losses (in USD) 695,000
Note total affected 1,597,553

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