(Eagle News) — A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Biliran Province on Tuesday afternoon, minutes after a 2.8-magnitude hit the same area. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the latest quake hit twelve kilometers southwest of the municipality of Kawayan at 3:04 p.m. Three previous quakes took place at 4:43 a.m., 4:48 a.m. and 5:08 in the morning with a 3.8, 3.4 and 2.5 magnitudes respectively at a range of 15 to 20 kilometers northwest […]
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One dead, one missing after quake hits Italy holiday island
ROME, Italy (AFP) — A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Italian holiday island of Ischia late Monday, causing destruction that left one person dead and one missing at peak tourist season, authorities said. A woman was killed in Casamicciola, in the north of the small tourist island, hit by debris that fell from a church, with around 25 people injured in the quake, for the most part lightly. At a press conference early Tuesday, the head […]
4.0-magnitude quake hits Davao Occidental
(Eagle News) — A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Friday. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake took place 232 kilometers south, 34° east of Sarangani at 4:56 a.m. Depth of focus was at 34 kilometers. There were no aftershocks reported.





