 Since Manila is prone to earthquakes , the Spanish colonial architects invented the style called Earthquake Baroque which the churches and government buildings during the Spanish colonial period adopted . As a result , succeeding earthquakes of the 18th and 19th centuries barely affected Manila , although it did periodically level the surrounding area . Modern buildings in and around Manila are designed or have retrofitted to withstand an 8 @.@ 2 magnitude quake in accordance to the country 's building code . 
 Since Manila <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>is</mark></a>prone to earthquakes , the Spanish colonial architects invented the style called Earthquake Baroque which the churches and government buildings during the Spanish colonial period adopted . As a result , succeeding earthquakes of the 18th and 19th centuries barely affected Manila , although it did periodically level the surrounding area . Modern buildings in and around Manila are designed or <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>have</mark></a> retrofitted to withstand an 8 @.@ 2 magnitude quake in accordance to the country <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>building code . 
Since Manila prone to earthquakes , the Spanish colonial architects invented the style called Earthquake Baroque which the churches and government buildings durin the Spanish colonial period adopted . As a result , succeeding earthquakes of da 18th and 19th centuries barely affected Manila , although it did periodically level tdasurrounding area . Modern buildings in and around Manila r designed or done retrofitted to withstand an 8 @.@ 2 magnitude quake in accordance to the country  building code .