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(Eagle News)–A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck Batanes on Thursday, Aug. 1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, an aftershock of the July 27 earthquakes that killed at least eight people in the province, hit 20 kilometers southeast of Itbayat at 2:29 p.m. Depth of focus of the quake was 10 kilometers. An intensity V was reported in Itbayat, while an instrumental intensity I was felt in Basco. No damage to property nor […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, July 28, ordered the construction of a clinic in Batanes after the hospital in the province was damaged by successive earthquakes. President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to provide the P40 million needed for the construction of the clinic during his visit to the province a day after the quakes that killed at least eight people and injured several others. According to Duterte, he is “not keen on repairing” the damaged […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck Batanes on Saturday, July 27. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 35 kilometers southeast of Itbayat at 11:19 a.m. It was an aftershock of the 5.9-magnitude earthquake that hit the area earlier in the day. An instrumental intensity II was felt in Basco. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Batanes on Monday, July 22. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 126 kilometers southwest of Itbayat at 12:06 p.m. Depth of focus was 2 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Batanes on Thursday, April 4. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 116 kilometers southwest of Sabtang at 5:59 p.m. Depth of focus of the quake, which was tectonic in origin, was 35 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
