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by Jan HENNOP Agence France-Presse GARRELSWEER, Netherlands (AFP) – Teacher Daan Schoolland was asleep with his partner when the earthquake struck the northern Dutch hamlet of Garrelsweer in the middle of the night. “It was like a wave, we could feel it coming towards us,” the burly father-of-three recalled. “When I woke up, the whole room was still shaking and my kids were crying in terror.” The 3.2-magnitude earthquake in November was the largest for […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Zamboanga del Norte early Monday, Dec. 13. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 2:40 a.m. It had its epicenter 29 kilometers northwest of Baliguian. The depth of focus was 10 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Cagayan early Sunday, Dec. 12. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit 85 kilometers northeast of Babuyan Island. Its depth of focus was four kilometers. The following intensities were reported: Reported Intensities: Intensity III- Basco, Batanes No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Norte on Thursday, Dec. 9. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 8:18 a.m. It had its epicenter 30 kilometers northeast of Burgos. The depth of focus was eight kilometers. The following instrumental intensity was reported: Instrumental Intensity: Intensity I – Surigao City No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Batangas early Wednesday, Dec. 1. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake, an aftershock of the 6.6-magnitude earthquake that hit Calatagan on July 24, struck at 1:35 a.m. It had its epicenter 20 kilometers southwest of Calatagan. The depth of focus was 121 kilometers. The following instrumental intensity was reported: Intensity I – Calatagan, Batangas No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported. […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Norte on Saturday, Nov. 27. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 7:14 a.m. Its epicenter was 20 kilometers northeast of Burgos. The depth of focus was one kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental early Friday, Nov. 26. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 5:38 a.m. It said it was an aftershock of the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck the area on Aug. 12. The aftershock, PHIVOLCS said, had its epicenter 132 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso. The depth of focus was 15 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Thursday, Nov. 25. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake struck at 11:56 a.m. The earthquake’s epicenter was 264 kilometers southwest of Balut Island. The depth of focus was 380 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) — A tremor measuring 4.6 hit the Ecuador capital Quito on Tuesday, rattling the city of 2.7 million people but without causing any major damage, authorities said. The epicenter of the quake was a few kilometers from the city center, at a depth of some 12 kilometers, according to the Geophysical Institute of Ecuador. Hospitals and other public buildings were evacuated, and workers rushed out of office buildings as alarms sounded, to […]
(Eagle News) — A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental early Saturday, Nov. 20. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 4:08 a.m. It had its epicenter 83 kilometers southeast of Tarragona. The depth of focus was one kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental early Friday, Nov. 19. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 1:17 a.m. Its epicenter was 73 kilometers southeast of Tarragona. The depth of focus was 7 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Masbate on Thursday, Nov. 18. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 8:52 a.m. It had its epicenter nine kilometers northwest of Cataingan. The depth of focus was four kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensities Intensity IV – Cataingan and Pio V. Corpuz, Masbate Intensity III – Palanas and Placer, Masbate; Tagapul-an, Samar Intensity II – Almagro, Samar […]
