| | |aftershocks of varying intensity were | | |recorded during the next 10 hours. | | | 172 |1897 IX 21 13 15 | IX |Disastrous earthquake in the district of | | |Zamboanga, Basilan, and Jolo Islands. It | | |wrought great destruction of buildings and | | |produced fissures, landslides, and similar | | |effects. A formidable "tsunami" (tidal | | |wave) claimed hundreds of victims on the | | |western shores of Basilan. This "tsunami" | | |was the most imposing recorded in the | | |seismological history of the Archipelago. | | |There followed innumerable aftershocks | | |during 18 months, 200 having been counted | | |before the middle of October, of which | | |those on September 22, 23, 24, 26, and 29, | | |and October 12 and 15 deserve special | | |mention on account of their great | | |intensity. | | | 173 |1897 X 8 5 0 | VI |Very strong earthquake in the district of | | |Davao. | | | 174 |1897 X 19 8 5 | IX |Northern Samar. Destructive earthquake | | |which damaged to a considerable extent | | |buildings in Sulat, Palapag, Catubic, | | |Oras, Gandara, and Laoang, towns near the | | |northern and northeastern coasts of the | | |island, and also produced vast fissures | | |and other notable effects which resulted | | |in the destruction of various bridges and | | |roads. | | | 175 |1897 X 19 15 15 |VIII |Northern Samar. Most violent earthquake, | | |with results similar to those of the | | |preceding, though less severe. Countless | | |aftershocks continued until the following | | |April, those of October 19, 20, and 21 | | |being the strongest. | | | 176 |1897 XI 14 8 59 | VII |Very violent earthquake, but of very | | |limited epicentral area, in Ilocos Sur, | | |northwestern Luzon. It wrecked the church | | |at Candon. | | | 177 |1898 I 30 19 15 | VII |Sulu Archipelago. Violent earthquake,