Earthquake Baroque

Large public buildings, such as churches, were then rebuilt in a Baroque style during the Spanish colonial periods in those countries.

[1] Similar events led to the Pombaline architecture in Lisbon following the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and Sicilian Baroque in Sicily following the 1693 earthquake.

In the Spanish East Indies, destruction of earlier churches from frequent earthquakes have made the church proportion lower and wider; side walls were made thicker and heavily buttressed for stability during shaking.

[2] Instead of lighter materials thinner walls were introduced by progressively decreasing in thickness to the topmost levels.

[2] In some churches of the Philippines, aside from functioning as watchtowers against pirates, some bell towers are detached from the main church building to avoid damage in case of a falling bell tower due to an earthquake.