the
| | |towns of the provinces mentioned, the
| | |earthquake did incalculable harm to
| | |buildings, besides causing subsidences,
| | |fissures, lateral displacements and
| | |similar effects, especially in the
| | |alluvial lands along the banks of the
| | |Rivers Pasig, the Great and Little
| | |Pampanga, and the Agno.
| | |
117 |1880 VII 20 15 40 |VIII |Earthquake of destructive violence in the
| | |towns surrounding Lake Bay, especially in
| | |those south and west of the lake.
| | |
| | |Within the epicentral region of the three
| | |preceding earthquakes, which measures
| | |about 300 kilometers from north to south
| | |and 200 kilometers from east to west,
| | |severe damage was done to the principal
| | |stone buildings, such as churches,
| | |_conventos_, court-houses, schools, and a
| | |few private houses, of 112 of the city
| | |principal towns. In the of Manila some 30
| | |public buildings (administration
| | |buildings, barracks, churches,
| | |monasteries, and colleges) and about 200
| | |private houses of strong materials were
| | |either wrecked or badly damaged.
| | |Fortunately the number of victims was not
| | |in proportion to the magnitude of the
| | |disaster, neither in Manila nor in the
| | |provinces. From the various reports
| | |published at the time we conclude that
| | |the number of killed did not exceed 20,
| | |nor that of the injured 50.
| | |
118 |1880 IX 23 22 30 | VI |Strong earthquake along the Zambales
| | |coast, western Luzon. Frequent
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