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(Eagle News) — A 5.9-magnitude earthquake shook Surigao Del Norte early Sunday morning, injuring at least 27 residents and killing at least one person, according to local reports. According to Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology Director Renato Solidum Jr., the quake that hit the province at 8:08 a.m. was an aftershock of the 6.7-magnitude quake that rocked the area on Feb. 10. Phivolcs science research assistant Lara Gianan said they are expecting more aftershocks […]
(Eagle News) — A magnitude-5 quake shook Surigao del Norte early on Sunday, just two weeks after the province was struck by a destructive 6.7-magnitude quake that killed eight people. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said this latest quake to hit Surigao was of tectonic origin, with a depth of 33 kilometers. It was traced 123 km northeast of Burgos, Surigao Del Norte at 2:57 a.m., on Sunday, February 26. A […]
QUEZON CITY — National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) members convene to discuss plans and preparations for a magnitude 7.2 earthquake on Thursday at the NDRRMC Conference Room, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City. NDRRMC Vice Chairperson for Preparedness and Secretary of the Interior and Local Government Ismael D Sueno chaired the meeting attended by Vice Chairperson for Response and Social Welfare Secretary Judy M Taguiwalo and NDRRMC Executive Director and Civil Defense […]
(Eagle News) — At least two people were injured when a 4.6 magnitude of quake struck Davao City Thursday morning, February 23. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the quake struck at 9:50 AM local time with the tremor’s epicenter of 9 kilometers northwest of Davao City at a depth of 15 kilometers of Davao Del Sur. According to reports, at least two people were injured after a waiting shed […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte promised to release P2 billion in aid and rehabilitation money for quake-hit Surigao del Norte, including the aid and relief money for the quake victims during his visit to the province on Sunday, February 12, following Friday’s 6.7 magnitude tremor that left at least six people dead and over 200 injured. The President flew to the province to personally oversee the relief and rehabilitation efforts being done by […]
Manila, Philippines (AFP) — A strong quake shook the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least three people, toppling buildings and sending panicked residents fleeing their homes, media reports and authorities said. The 6.5-magnitude earthquake knocked out power in the city of Surigao, more than 700 kilometres southeast of the capital Manila, and an unknown number of people are believed to be trapped in rubble. At least seven people were injured by falling debris […]
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) — A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the coast of Pakistan early Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The shallow quake struck at 3:03 am (2203 GMT), with an epicenter just 23 kilometers (14 miles) southwest of Pakistan’s coastal city of Pasni, the USGS said. Last April, a large 6.6-magnitude quake struck neighboring northeastern Afghanistan, rattling parts of South Asia and killing at least six Pakistanis. In October 2015, a […]
VICHUQUEN, Chile (Reuters) — The worst wildfires in Chile’s modern history which are ravaging wide swaths of the country’s central-south regions, have destroyed the homes of at least 140 families who had already lost their homes in the country’s massive 2010 quake and tsunami. Most of the affected families are from the hard-hit Maule region, local media reported. Fifty-two-year-old Cecilia Correa lost her home in the town of Vichuquen. Correa had fled the coast after […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A major 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea Sunday, but a tsunami alert intially issued for the Pacific island nation and its neighbours was later cancelled. The tremor struck 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of Panguna on Papua New Guinea’s Bougainville island at a depth of 153 kilometres at 3:30 pm local time (0430 GMT), the US Geological Survey said. Its preliminary assessment added that light to moderate damage […]
By Angus Mackinnon ROME, Italy (AFP)– Three earthquakes hit central Italy Wednesday in a seismic triple-punch that brought fresh terror to a snowbound mountainous area still reeling from deadly quakes last year. The epicentres were all close to the town of Amatrice, where nearly 300 people died in an earthquake in August. There were no reports of casualties in the three hours after Wednesday’s first shock struck at 10:25 am (0925 GMT). Monitors put […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A shallow 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fiji on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, triggering a local tsunami warning. The quake hit at a depth of 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) some 221 kilometers from Nadi and 283 kilometers from the Fijian capital Suva. “Hazardous tsunami waves from this earthquake are possible within 300 kilometers of the epicenter along the coasts of Fiji,” the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said, […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit near Japan’s east coast on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The moderate quake hit at a shallow depth of 11 kilometers (6.8 miles), 244 kilometers northeast of Tokyo, just after 5:00 am (2000 GMT). Japan sits at the junction of four tectonic plates and experiences a number of relatively violent quakes every year. But rigid building codes and strict enforcement mean even strong tremors often do […]
