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Astronomical phenomenon


Pre-history


Historical era


Volcanic eruptions


Pre-history

* Most of the eruptions recorded from potentially active
stratovolcano A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and per ...
according to Rev. Andrei John Apostol, PhD, CPA. *


Historical era


Earthquakes


Pre-history

* There are no recorded of events nor few about earthquake before the History was written, but it would be possibly caused by collision of Tectonic Plates and Volcanic Eruptions, resulting to earthquakes, and forming mountains,
volcanoes A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates are ...
and even lakes. *For example, the Taal Volcano, this is a part of a chain of volcanoes along the island of Luzon, which were formed by two tectonic plates colliding over 500,000 years ago. Since the formation of this large
caldera A caldera ( ) is a large cauldron-like hollow that forms shortly after the emptying of a magma chamber in a volcano eruption. When large volumes of magma are erupted over a short time, structural support for the rock above the magma chamber is ...
, subsequent eruptions created another volcanic island, within Taal Lake, known as Volcano Island.


Historical era

The table below is a tally of the ten most deadly recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s with having the most number of casualties:


18th century

* An intensity VII struck Lake Bombon (now known as Taal Lake) on September 24, 1716. It was connected with the eruption of Taal volcano; the constant volcanic activity in the area of Taal caused seismic movements. * An intensity IX struck Tayabas (now known as Quezon) in 1730. It had ruined the churches and convent in
Mauban Mauban, officially the Municipality of Mauban ( tgl, Bayan ng Mauban), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 71,081 people. It lies southeast of Manila and some ...
and several other churches in the province of Tayabas and
Laguna Laguna (Italian and Spanish for lagoon) may refer to: People * Abe Laguna (born 1992), American DJ known as Ookay * Andrés Laguna (1499–1559), Spanish physician, pharmacologist, and botanist * Ana Laguna (born 1955), Spanish-Swedish ballet d ...
.


19th century

* An earthquake on June 3, 1863, destroyed the
Manila Cathedral The Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception ( fil, Basilika Menor at Kalakhang Katedral ng Kalinis-linisang Paglilihi; es, Basílica Menor y Catedral Metropolitana de la Inmaculada Concepción), also known as the ...
, the Ayuntamiento (City Hall), the Governor's Palace (all three located at the time on Plaza Mayor, now
Plaza de Roma Plaza de Roma, also known as Plaza Roma, is one of three major public squares in Intramuros, Manila. It is bounded by Andres Soriano Avenue (formerly Calle Aduana) to the north, Cabildo Street to the east, Santo Tomas Street to the south, and Gen ...
) and much of the city. The residence of the Governor-General was moved to Malacañang Palace located about 3 km (1.9 miles) up the Pasig River, while the other two buildings were rebuilt in place. * An intensity X struck Luzon on July 14–24, 1880. The quake caused severe damage to these major cities in Luzon, most significantly in Manila where a lot of buildings collapsed. Number of casualties are unknown. * A quake struck Lucban, Quezon on October 26, 1884. It destroyed churches in Lucban town in Quezon province and Cavinti town in Laguna province.


Typhoon


Pre-history

* There are no recorded disaster about typhoons in the Philippines before the history was written, typhoons were never given names.


Typhoons


Extinctions

* Extinctions might be caused by natural calamities, like climate changes, astronomical events, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, wild fires, floods, and human
hunting Hunting is the human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/hide (skin), hide, ...
activities.


See also

* Earthquake * List of active volcanoes in the Philippines *
List of earthquakes in the Philippines The Philippines lies along the Pacific Ring of Fire, which causes the country to have frequent seismic and volcanic activity. Many earthquakes of smaller magnitude occur very regularly due to the meeting of major tectonic plates in the region. T ...
* List of inactive volcanoes in the Philippines * List of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines *
PAGASA Pagasa may refer to: * ''Pagasa'' (genus), an insect genus in the family Nabidae *PAGASA, an acronym for the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration *"May Pagasa", a pen-name of José Rizal *Pagasa, alternate s ...
* PHIVOLCS * Typhoon * Volcano


References


External links


Official Website of the National Museum of Natural History
*http://www.preventionweb.net/english/countries/statistics/?cid=135 *http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/341514/scitech/science/the-7-worst-natural-calamities-to-hit-phl-in-2013 *http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/12/26/1272092/yearender-2013-year-major-natural-disasters *http://www.mapreport.com/subtopics/d/countries/philippines.html {{Disasters Disasters Philippines