Day: October 11, 2025
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Zamboanga Has Already Faced the Big One: Earthquake
When Filipinos today talk about the dreaded “Big One,” many think of a future earthquake along the West Valley Fault. However, history reminds us that Mindanao, particularly Zamboanga and its surrounding provinces, has already endured its own catastrophic “Big One.” On the night of August 17, 1976, a powerful magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck the Moro…