| | |churches and _conventos_ were wrecked. | | |There was no loss of life. Repetitions | | |were frequent during the 5 days | | |immediately following the earthquake. | | | ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ No. | Date. |Intensity. | | | Epicenter and effects. ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ | _Y. M. d. h. m._ | | 71 |1869 X 23 16 30 | VII |Very violent earthquake in southern | | |Luzon, especially in Laguna Province. | | |Slightly damaged some buildings. | | | 72 |1870 III 2 3 -- | VI |Northeastern Samar. Very strong | | |earthquake. | | | 73 |1870 V 23 23 55 | VII |Northern Luzon. Very violent earthquake | | |in the Provinces of Ilocos Norte, | | |Cagayan, Isabela, and the northern part | | |of the Mountain Province. | | | 74 |1870 XI 4 4 -- | VII |Central Mindanao. A violent earthquake | | |whose epicenter lay between the Gulf of | | |Davao and the Province of Misamis. During | | |the months of November and December | | |occurred many repetitions, some of them | | |very intense. | | | 75 |1871 II 21 4 -- | IX |Camiguin Island. Destructive earthquake | | |which affected only the extreme north of | | |the island, where subsequently, on the | | |30th of April, a volcano which had been | | |believed extinct, burst forth again near | | |its base. This great earthquake was the | | |first of a series of shocks which preceded | | |the eruption. It ruined many buildings | | |constructed of wood, and rent asunder the | | |massive walls of the churches at Mambajao | | |and Catarman, while in the mountains it | | |caused many landslides. Between February | | |21 and April 30, the date of the volcanic | | |eruption, four violent earthquakes were | | |felt on Camiguin and the neighboring | | |Islands of Mindanao, Cebu, Bohol, etc., | | |aside from countless shocks of less | | |intensity. With the eruption, the