Breaking News, Latest Philippines Headlines, World, Entertainment, Politics, Weather & Video News
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — An annual hush descended upon South Korea Thursday as hundreds of thousands of students sat the crucial national college entrance exam, delayed for a week by a rare earthquake. Educational authorities had to change four exam sites at Pohang, affecting about 2,000 candidates, after a 5.4-magnitude quake shook the southern city a week ago. More than 60 minor aftershocks have hit Pohang throughout the past week, forcing 1,500 residents to […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — More than 50 people were injured and 1,500 taken to shelters in South Korea after a rare 5.4-magnitude quake hit the southeastern port of Pohang on Wednesday, officials said Thursday. The second-most powerful quake recorded in the South hit at a shallow depth of nine kilometers (six miles) on Wednesday afternoon, sparking alarm in a country that rarely experiences significant tremors. The quake, which was felt across the country including […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean authorities took the unprecedented step of postponing nationwide college entrance exams after a rare 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit the southeast on Wednesday, sparking alarm in a country that seldom experiences significant tremors. The quake, the second most powerful recorded in South Korea, struck at a depth of nine kilometers (six miles) near the industrial city of Pohang around 2:30 pm (0530 GMT), the Korea Meteorological Administration said. Seven people […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A rare 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit South Korea’s southeast Wednesday afternoon, the second most powerful quake on record, in a country that seldom experiences significant tremors. The quake, which was felt across much of the country including in the capital Seoul, struck at the shallow depth of nine kilometers (six miles) near the southeastern industrial city of Pohang at around 2:30 pm (0530 GMT), the Korea Meteorological Administration said. The Korean […]
(Eagle News) — A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Batangas on Sunday. The Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit nine kilometers southwest of Municipality of Lian at 10:21 p.m. Aftershocks are expected.
(Eagle News) – A magnitude 5.4 quake struck Zambales Thursday night, with the epicenter located in San Marcelino town, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The quake struck 10:27 p.m. Thursday, 17 kilometers northwest of San Marcelino in Zambales. It was felt at intensity 4 in San Marcelino, San Felipe, Iba, Santa Cruz, Cabangan and Castillejos, Zambales; Dinalupihan & Abucay, Bataan; Quezon City; Pateros; Malolos, Bulacan; Obando Bulacan; Olongapo City. It was felt […]
(Eagle News) — A 5.4-magnitude earthquake ripped through Metro Manila and some parts of Southern Tagalog on Tuesday night, prompting the Batangas government to declare a state of calamity and suspend classes. The quake was felt at Intensity IV in Makati and Obando, Bulacan, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. Intensity III was felt in Mandaluyong; Quezon City; General Trias and Dasmariñas in Cavite; in Sta. Ana, Manila; and in Lucena City, Quezon. […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan early Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no reports of damage or casualties. The quake hit at 5:55 am (2155 GMT Thursday) and was centered 81 kilometers (50 miles) east of the city of Hualian at a depth of 10 kilometers, USGS said. The tremor comes after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in February left 117 dead when an apartment complex collapsed in the southern […]
