1990 Luzon earthquake
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The 1990 Luzon earthquake was a powerful magnitude 7.7 quake that struck northern Luzon in the Philippines, causing widespread destruction and thousands of deaths.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | earthquake ⓘ |
| affectedRegion |
Cagayan Valley
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Central Luzon NERFINISHED ⓘ Cordillera Administrative Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Ilocos Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Metro Manila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aftershocks | thousands of aftershocks ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1990 Baguio earthquake
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1990 Northern Luzon earthquake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | about 1600 deaths ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| damageCost | over US$300 million ⓘ |
| date | 1990-07-16 ⓘ |
| day | 16 ⓘ |
| depth | 25 km ⓘ |
| displacedPeople | hundreds of thousands displaced ⓘ |
| epicenter | Rizal, Nueva Ecija NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| faultSystem | Philippine Fault System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentResponse | large-scale rescue and relief operations ⓘ |
| impact |
disruption of transportation and communication
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severe damage to infrastructure and buildings ⓘ widespread destruction in northern Luzon ⓘ |
| injuries | more than 3000 people injured ⓘ |
| intensityScale | Modified Mercalli intensity scale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| localTime | 16:26 PST ⓘ |
| location |
Luzon
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northern Luzon ⓘ |
| longTermEffect |
increased public awareness of earthquake preparedness
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revisions to Philippine building codes ⓘ |
| magnitude | 7.7 ⓘ |
| magnitudeScale | moment magnitude scale ⓘ |
| maximumIntensity | IX (Violent) ⓘ |
| month | July ⓘ |
| notableCityAffected |
Baguio
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Cabanatuan NERFINISHED ⓘ Dagupan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStructureCollapsed |
Christian College of the Philippines building in Cabanatuan
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Hyatt Terraces Plaza Hotel in Baguio GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | history of earthquakes in the Philippines ⓘ |
| plateInteraction | Philippine Sea Plate–Eurasian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent plate boundary ⓘ |
| timeZone | Philippine Standard Time ⓘ |
| triggeredEvent |
building collapses
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ground ruptures ⓘ landslides ⓘ liquefaction ⓘ |
| type | strike-slip earthquake ⓘ |
| year | 1990 ⓘ |
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