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(Eagle News) — A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Thursday, May 10, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. PHIVOLCS said the quake hit 5 kilometers southwest of Libjo at 7:57 p.m. An intensity V was felt in Surigao City. An instrumental intensity I, on the other hand, was recorded in Cebu City, Sorsogon City and Bislig City. Aftershocks are expected, PHIVOLCS said.
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit near Japan’s east coast on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The moderate quake hit at a shallow depth of 11 kilometers (6.8 miles), 244 kilometers northeast of Tokyo, just after 5:00 am (2000 GMT). Japan sits at the junction of four tectonic plates and experiences a number of relatively violent quakes every year. But rigid building codes and strict enforcement mean even strong tremors often do […]
LIMA, Peru (AFP) — A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck southeast Peru on Thursday, damaging some homes and roads but causing no casualties, the National Civil Defense Institute (INDECI) said. The quake in the Puno region hit at 5:40 pm local time (2240 GMT), its epicenter 58 kilometers (36 miles) from the town of Lampa and at a depth of 30 kilometers, according to the Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP). “Eight collapsed homes are reported in […]
