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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| | |at Agaña, Guam. Great fissures opened in
| | |the ground and displacements occurred | | |which resulted in the destruction of | | |several bridges. Similar effects are | | |reported from Saipan Island. Personal | | |accidents were limited to a few injured. | | |Aftershocks were very numerous during the | | |first days after the earthquake. | | | 10 |1902 XII 24 7 15 | VI |Very strong earthquake lasting over a | | |minute. At this time the aftershocks of | | |the earthquake of September 22 were still | | |continuing. | | | 11 |1903 II 10 12 39 | VII |Guam. Violent earthquake which damaged to | | |some extent the government house at Agaña. | | |Two distinct series of shocks were | | |observed, having a total duration of more | | |than a minute. | | | ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ No. | Date. |Intensity. | | | Epicenter and effects. ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ | _Y. M. d. h. m._ | | 12 |1909 XII 10 9 0 |VIII |Guam. Destructive earthquake. Two shocks | | |lasting 20 seconds, of which the second | | |was the more severe. Direction of the | | |shocks SE-NW. In Agaña practically all the | | |east and west walls of native mortar |
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