le earthquake which
| | |left the whole island strewn with ruins.
| | |Of 15 to 20 churches and _conventos_ in
| | |Iloilo Province only two or three remained
| | |standing; in the two other provinces,
| | |Capiz and Antique, the destruction was
| | |less universal. Even the thick walls of
| | |the fort at Iloilo were breached in many
| | |places. There were subsidences in the
| | |plains and landslides in the mountains and
| | |mighty fissures opened. It is stated that
| | |the victims were numerous: in one building
| | |15 persons perished.
| | |
37 |1796 -- -- -- -- | IX |Many writers assert that during this year
| | |a most violent earthquake shook Manila
| | |and was followed by severe repetitions
| | |during the succeeding 20 days. But,
| | |although all agree that the quake was
| | |destructive, not one of them gives
| | |precise information as to its effects.
| | |
38 |1797 II- -- 14 -- | VII |A violent earthquake but not destructive
| III | |in Manila took place between February 11
| | |and March 7. It fissured walls and ruined
| | |tile roofs.
| | |
39 |1811 X 5 -- -- | IX |Destructive earthquake in Camarines
| | |Province. It wrecked many churches,
| | |_conventos_, and other buildings
| | |throughout the province, from San Miguel
| | |Bay to the vicinity of Albay.
| | |
40 |1814 II 2 -- -- | VII |Albay. Violent earthquakes which preceded
| | |and accompanied the great eruption of
| | |Mayon Volcano, Province of Albay. Several
| | |towns situated on the slopes of the
| | |mountain were destroyed by this outburst,
|