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earthquake Earthquake Risk in Manila, Philippines

Risk Level: High — Score 5/10

Risk: 5Historical: 10

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Key Risk Factors

  • Moderate risk rating for Manila based on ThinkHazard (Earthquake)
  • Extensive history of significant events in this area
  • Active in the 12 months to Aug 9, 2026 (12 events)

Last significant event: Earthquake - 5.2 - 1 km WSW of Santa Cruz, Philippines (2022-11-08)

Highest Risk Cities for Earthquakes

1
Los Angeles, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
San Jose, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
3
San Francisco, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Seattle, WA
FEMA: 9Historical: 9
5
Long Beach, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
6
Oakland, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
7
Tokyo, Japan
Risk: 9Historical: 10
8
Istanbul, Turkey
Risk: 9Historical: 10
9
Kathmandu, Nepal
Risk: 9Historical: 9
10
Quito, Ecuador
Risk: 9Historical: 10
Manila is not in the top 10 for earthquake risk among tracked cities.

How Manila Compares

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Notable Earthquake Events Near Manila

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 3 notable earthquake events near Manila, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Earthquake - 6.1 - 0km ESE of Gutad, Philippines (April 2019).

Earthquake - 6.1 - 0km ESE of Gutad, Philippines

April 22, 2019 — WATCH

Impact data not available

Earthquake - 6.2 - 2km WSW of Tuy, Philippines

August 11, 2017 — WATCH

Impact data not available

Earthquake - 5.2 - 1 km WSW of Santa Cruz, Philippines

November 8, 2022 — ADVISORY

Impact data not available

Earthquake Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Secure heavy furniture and appliances to walls
  • 2.Create a family earthquake plan with meeting points
  • 3.Keep an emergency kit with water, food, flashlight, and first aid supplies
  • 4.Learn how to shut off gas, water, and electricity
  • 5.Practice Drop, Cover, and Hold On drills regularly

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How this data is built

Manila, Philippines earthquake risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live earthquake monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

The data behind this page

Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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