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Bohol Central Visayas Philippines M Sagbayan Central Visayas Cebu Masbate Cotabato Mindanao National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council

The 2013 Bohol earthquake occurred on October 15th in the Philippines island province of Bohol. Measuring 7.2 in magnitude, the quake affected the Central Visayas region, damaging over 73,000 structures and killing 222 people. It was the deadliest earthquake in the Philippines in 23 years, since the 1990 Luzon earthquake.

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Bohol Central Visayas Philippines M Sagbayan Central Visayas Cebu Masbate Cotabato Mindanao National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council

The 2013 Bohol earthquake occurred on October 15th in the Philippines island province of Bohol. Measuring 7.2 in magnitude, the quake affected the Central Visayas region, damaging over 73,000 structures and killing 222 people. It was the deadliest earthquake in the Philippines in 23 years, since the 1990 Luzon earthquake.

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The 2013 Bohol earthquake occurred on 15 October at 8:12:32

PST in Bohol, an island province located in Central Visayas,Philippines. The


magnitude of the earthquake was recorded at Mw 7.2, with epicenter 6
kilometres (3.7 mi) S 24 W of Sagbayan, and its depth of focus was 12
kilometres (7.5 mi). It affected the whole Central Visayas region, particularly
Bohol and Cebu. The quake was felt in the whole Visayas area and as far
as Masbate island in the north and Cotabato provinces in southern Mindanao.

According to official reports by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and


Management Council (NDRRMC), 222 were reported dead, 8 were missing,
and 976 people were injured. In all, more than 73,000 structures were
damaged, of which more than 14,500 were totally destroyed.

It was the deadliest earthquake in the Philippines in 23 years since the 1990
Luzon earthquake. The energy released by the quake was equivalent to
32 Hiroshima bombs. Previously, Bohol was also hit by an earthquake on 8
February 1990 that damaged several buildings and caused a tsunami.

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