On April 22 , 2019 , the province suffered severe damage due to 6.1 magnitude earthquake which originated from Zambales and was the most affected area by the earthquake due to province sitting on soft sediment and alluvial soil . Several structures in the province were damaged by the quake , including a 4-story supermarket in Porac , the Bataan-Pampanga boundary arch and the main terminal of Clark International Airport , as well as old churches in Lubao and Porac , where the stone bell tower of the 19th-century Santa Catalina de Alejandria Church collapsed
6.1 magnitude earthquake
2019 Luzon earthquake
Pampanga