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    Disaster: Luzon Earthquake (1990) : The Philippines

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    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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    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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    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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