(Eagle News) — The death toll in the 6.9-magnitude quake that hit Mindanao on Sunday has risen to 11, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said. According to the NDRRMC, of the 11, 10 were recorded in Region XI while one was recorded in Region XII. The number of those injured was at 111, the NDRRMC said. The death toll as of Wednesday was at nine. President Rodrigo Duterte was in Davao City […]
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NDRRMC: Death toll in 6.9-magnitude quake in Mindanao rises to nine
(Eagle News) — The death toll in the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit Mindanao on Sunday, Dec. 15, has risen to nine. Based on a report from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, 111 were also injured while two were missing–one from Davao and the other from SOCCSKSARGEN. Authorities have already ended operations at a grocery store in Padada that collapsed following the quake with an epicenter nine kilometers west of Matanao. As of […]
UPDATED: Major quake hits Hawaii, prompts further volcano eruptions
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)–A magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook Hawaii’s Big Island on Friday, prompting fresh eruptions of a volcano that has been spewing lava near residential areas, forcing hundreds of people to flee. The US Geological Survey said the quake struck at 12:32 pm (2232 GMT) and was centered on the south flank of the Kilauea volcano, which first erupted on Thursday after a series of tremors on the island. “This is in almost […]
6.9 magnitude earthquake rocks Ambon, Indonesia
An earthquake measuring 6.9 magnitudes on Wednesday evening rocked the Malaku provincial capital of Ambon, Indonesia. According to the U.S. Geological survey, the epicenter of the earthquake was located at 111 kilometers southeast of Ambon. The USGS reported that the earthquake hitting at a depth of 33.9 kilometers. According to officials there was no damage and causalities reported from the quake. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith […]
Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits Indonesia
According to seismologists, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the Indonesian province of West Papua. There is no tsunami warning raised in the aftermath of said earthquake. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Dexter Magno, MRFaith Bonalos)





