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(Eagle News) – -A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Batanes early Wednesday, Jan. 19. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 3:10 a.m. It had its epicenter 53 kilometers northeast of Itbayat. The depth of focus was 187 kilometers. The following intensities were reported: Intensity III – Itbayat, Batanes No damage to property were reported but aftershocks were expected.
WELLINGTON ,New Zealand (AFP) — A major earthquake hit the Pacific nation of Vanuatu early Friday, briefly prompting a tsunami warning that was cancelled after locals reported no significant damage. The United States Geological Survey said the 7.0-magnitude quake — originally reported as 7.3 — struck at a relatively shallow depth of 35 kilometres (21 miles) some 209 kilometres from the capital Port Vila. The National Tsunami Warning Center (NTWC) initially warned the quake, which hit […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, July 28 (Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) assured the public that there is no possibility of tsunami affecting the country after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Indonesia. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
