Catalogue of Violent and Destructive Earthquakes in the Philippines - With an Appendix: Earthquakes in the Marianas Islands 1599-1909 by Miguel Saderra Masó
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21 |1687 II -- -- -- | VI |Several violent earthquakes, which, | | |however, caused no notable damages. | | | 22 |1699 -- -- -- -- | VII |Many chroniclers assure us that during | | |this year and the following destructive | | |earthquakes visited Manila; but there is | | |great confusion as to the days and months | | |in which they occurred. | | | 23 |1716 IX 24 -- -- | VII |Vicinity of Taal Volcano. Violent in | | |Manila and the Provinces of Rizal, Laguna, | | |Cavite, and Batangas. Connected with an | | |eruption of the volcano. At each spasm of | | |the latter the earth shook so violently | | |that many buildings in Manila and the | | |provinces mentioned suffered much harm, | | |especially those in the vicinity of Lake | | |Bombon, within which is situated the said | | |volcano. | | | 24 |1728 XI 28 -- -- | IX |Remarkable on account of its having been | | |very perceptible throughout the entire | | |Archipelago. Caused considerable damage in | | |Manila and towns in southern Luzon. | | | 25 |1730 -- -- -- -- | IX |Destructive in the Provinces of Tayabas | | |and Laguna; ruined the church and the | | |church and _convento_ at Mauban and other | | |buildings in this and other towns of the |
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