1990 Luzon Earthquake 5:26 AM Dentista Portal 0 The Luzon earthquake occurred on Monday, July 16, 1990, at 4:26 PM local time in the Philippines. The densely populated island of Luzon was struck by an earthquake with a 7.8 Ms (surface-wave magnitude). The earthquake produced a 125 km-long ground rupture that stretched from Dingalan, Aurora to Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija as a result of strike-slip movements along the Philippine Fault and the Digdig Fault within the Philippine Fault System. The earthquake epicenter was placed at 15° 42' N and 121° 7' E near the town of Rizal, Nueva Ecija, northeast of Cabanatuan City.[1] An estimated 1,621 people were killed in the earthquake,[2][3] most of the fatalities located in Central Luzon and the Cordillera region. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Luzon_earthquake
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