02633cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000350011324501390014826400510028730000470033833600260038533700260041133800360043750000310047350802450050452013990074953400450214865300310219365300350222485600430225999900170230218556UtSlPG20260610133432.0mcr n260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aQE1 aSaderra Masó, Miguel,d-193910aCatalogue of Violent and Destructive Earthquakes in the Philippines :bWith an Appendix: Earthquakes in the Marianas Islands 1599-1909 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2006  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2006-06-11  aProduced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Jeannie Howse, David
Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http://www.pgdp.net (This file was made using scans of
public domain works from the University of Michigan Digital
Libraries)  a"Catalogue of Violent and Destructive Earthquakes in the Philippines" by Rev. Miguel Saderra Masó is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work serves as a comprehensive list and analysis of significant earthquakes that affected the Philippines from 1599 to 1909, detailing their intensity, damage, and geographical areas impacted. This catalog not only provides historical insights into the seismic activity in the region but also aims to contribute to the broader scientific understanding of earthquakes globally.   The opening of the text outlines the rationale for its creation, explaining how it responds to a request from the seismologist Prof. John Milne for a consolidated list of destructive earthquakes to include in an international catalog. Saderra Masó discusses the challenges of compiling an accurate historical record due to the general lack of detailed accounts from earlier chroniclers regarding earthquake events. He emphasizes the differences in documentation between significant seismic occurrences before and after 1800 and proposes a systematic classification of earthquakes based on their impact to provide a clearer understanding of their effects on the region. The text sets the stage for a thorough examination of the earthquakes that have shaped the Philippine landscape throughout history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aEarthquakes -- Philippines  aEarthquakes -- Mariana Islands40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18556  c59942d59942