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(Eagle News)–There is no tsunami threat to any part of the country. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued the advisory after it said a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur on Monday, Nov. 16. PHIVOLCS said the quake struck at 6:37 a.m. It had its epicenter 11 kilometers northwest of San Agustin, and a depth of 58 kilometers. Intensity V was felt in Bislig City. Damage to property and aftershocks are expected.
(Eagle News)–A strong earthquake struck Surigao del Sur on Monday, Nov. 16. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology earlier said the quake, which hit at 6:37 a.m., had a magnitude of 6.4. PHIVOLCS later downgraded this to 6. The earthquake had its epicenter 29 kilometers southeast of San Agustin, and a depth of 33 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Reported Intensities: Intensity V- City of Bislig, Surigao del Sur; Rosario, […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs is currently monitoring the situation of Filipinos in Japan after a powerful 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck Hokkaido on Thursday, Sept. 6. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the DFA was “stay(ing) in touch with the leaders of the Filipino community in Hokkaido” to also “ensure that every one is safe and accounted for.” “Our prayers to the people of Japan who were affected by [the earthquake],” Roque added. The earthquake […]
(Eagle News) — The body of the Filipina who was killed in the 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan last week is expected to arrive in Tuguegarao, Cagayan today, Thursday. The body of Melody Albano Castro is expected to be brought to her hometown a day after it arrived in the Philippines via a commercial plane from Taiwan. Castro was initially tagged as missing after the earthquake struck the city of Hualien on Tuesday, February 6. A […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kinilala na ang nawawalang Pilipina matapos yanigin ng magnitude 6.4 na lindol ang kilalang tourist city na Hualien sa Taiwan. Ayon kay Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) chairman at resident representative Lito Banayo, ang nawawalang overseas Filipino worker ay si Melody Albano De Castro na taga-Ilocos. Si De Castro ay nagtratrabaho bilang caretaker sa isang nursing home na nasa loob ng gusaling gumuho noong lumindol. Ipinabatid ni Banayo na […]
AN earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale hit Menyuan county of Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China’s Qinghai province at 1:13 a.m. on Thursday. As of now, no causalities have been reported, but, 40 buildings were destroyed. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). An aftershock, measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale, was reported minutes after the initial quake. Tremors have also […]
