 Meanwhile, Samar and Davao Region are near the northern and southern portions of the Philippine Trench, respectively.As the Philippines is subject to most seismic activity, to keep this list manageable, only strong earthquakes after 2001 are prioritized (those with M < 6 are discouraged), unless the event has other noteworthy qualities such as causing fatalities, significant damage, or other notable consequences.The table below is a tally of the ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s