- 1968 Casiguran earthquake
The 1968 Casiguran earthquake occurred on
August 2 ,1968 at a magnitude of 7.3 on theRichter scale . The earthquake's epicenter was located in Casiguran,Quezon (now part of Aurora province). This was the deemed the most destructive earthquake in thePhilippines prior to the1990 Luzon earthquake , and generated a tsunami that reached as far asJapan .The city of
Manila was the hardest hit with 268 people were killed and 261 more were injured. Many structures that suffered severe damage were built near the mouth of thePasig River on hugealluvial deposits. A number of buildings were damaged beyond repair while others only suffered cosmetic damage. Two hundred and sixty people died during the collapse of the 6-story Ruby Tower, located in the district ofBinondo . The entire building, save for a portion of the first and second floors at its northern end, was destroyed. Allegations of poor design and construction, as well as use of low-quality building materials, arose. [cite web|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storyPage.aspx?storyId=59305|title=Group warns vs substandard construction materials|work=ABS-CBN Interactive |accessdate=March 12|accessyear=2007] In the District of Santa Ana, one person was injured by debris from a damaged apartment building.Two more people from Aurora sub province and
Pampanga died as a direct result of the quake. Around the town of Casiguran, there were several reports of landslides, the most destructive one atCasiguran Bay .References
External links
* [http://www.varsitarian.com/details.asp?id=1923 The Varsitarian - The Most destructive earthquakes that hit Metro Manila since the late 20th century]
* [http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/Earthquake/1968CasiguranEQ/index-casiguran.html PHIVOLCS - Casiguran Earthquake - 02 August 1968]
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