(Eagle News)– Another quake shook Leyte Monday morning, July 10, with a magnitude of 5.8, and according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), this is just a strong aftershock from last Thursday’s 6.5 magnitude earthquake. PHIVOLCS Director Renato Solidum confirmed that the 5.4 quake felt in Leyte on Monday (July 10) morning was an aftershock of the July 6 quake with movement happening at the same fault line. “Yung magnitude 5.4 […]
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2 killed, 41 injured in 5.9-magnitude Surigao “aftershock”
(Eagle News) — Two people have now been reported killed, and 41 others were injured after a 5.9-magnitude aftershock jolted Surigao del Norte on Sunday. In an interview over Radyo Agila DZEC’s “Feedback,” Surigao City Vice Mayor Alfonso Casurra said the two fatalities suffered a heart attack. Casurra said 41 were injured, and properties also destroyed. In fact, he said many of the buildings that were partially damaged in a 6.7-magnitude earthquake on Feb. 10 were now […]
6.1 magnitude quake, aftershocks shake northwest Nicaragua
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AFP) — A strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake and at least three aftershocks shook northwestern Nicaragua on Thursday night, triggering panic among residents. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The 6.1 quake struck at 9:25 pm (0325 GMT), centered 17 kilometers (10.5 miles) east of Puerto Morazan near the Honduras border at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the United States Geological Survey. It was followed by three weaker aftershocks […]





