A list of deadly earthquakes in the Philippines

Located on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” the Philippines is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world. Let’s take a look at some of the biggest recent earthquakes in the Philippines:

June 8, 2026: Offshore A 7.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in Mindanao At least 32 people died in the southern Philippines. Tsunami waves hit some coasts.

October 10, 2025: Two strong earthquakes offshore It shook the same area in the southern Philippines within hours. The first 7.4 magnitude tremor killed at least seven people. The second had a magnitude of 6.8 and also prompted a local tsunami warning by authorities.

September 30, 2025: A 6.9 magnitude earthquake Bogo City in Cebu province was shaken by an earthquake. This caught the region completely off guard, as the local Bogo Bay fault line has been dormant for over 400 years, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. The rare tremor, which struck at a shallow depth while residents were sleeping, killed at least 72 people, injured hundreds and caused widespread destruction, making it one of the most devastating tremors to hit the central region in more than a decade.

December 2, 2023: A Strong earthquake of magnitude 7.6 The attack, which hit Mindanao in the southern Philippines, caused many villagers to flee their homes in panic around midnight. At least three people were killed.

November 17, 2023: A 6.7 magnitude earthquake Nine people were killed in the attack that hit the coast of Mindanao, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. Ceilings collapsed in shopping malls due to landslides and structural damage in the affected areas.

July 27, 2022: A 7.0 magnitude earthquake It struck the island of Luzon in the northern Philippines, killing 11 people.

December 15, 2019: A 6.8 magnitude earthquake 13 people died in Davao del Sur, Mindanao. This was the fourth earthquake above magnitude 6 to hit Mindanao since October of the same year.