| | |those on September 22, 23, 24, 26, and 29,
| | |and October 12 and 15 deserve special
| | |mention on account of their great
| | |intensity.
| | |
173 |1897 X 8 5 0 | VI |Very strong earthquake in the district of
| | |Davao.
| | |
174 |1897 X 19 8 5 | IX |Northern Samar. Destructive earthquake
| | |which damaged to a considerable extent
| | |buildings in Sulat, Palapag, Catubic,
| | |Oras, Gandara, and Laoang, towns near the
| | |northern and northeastern coasts of the
| | |island, and also produced vast fissures
| | |and other notable effects which resulted
| | |in the destruction of various bridges and
| | |roads.
| | |
175 |1897 X 19 15 15 |VIII |Northern Samar. Most violent earthquake,
| | |with results similar to those of the
| | |preceding, though less severe. Countless
| | |aftershocks continued until the following
| | |April, those of October 19, 20, and 21
| | |being the strongest.
| | |
176 |1897 XI 14 8 59 | VII |Very violent earthquake, but of very
| | |limited epicentral area, in Ilocos Sur,
| | |northwestern Luzon. It wrecked the church
| | |at Candon.
| | |