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(Eagle News) — A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Sarangani early Friday, Feb. 26. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 1:45 a.m. It had its epicenter 27 kilometers southeast of Glan. It had a depth of 18 kilometers. The following instrumental intensity was reported: Instrumental Intensity: Intensity I – General Santos City; Alabel and Kiamba, Sarangani No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) — A powerful earthquake on Wednesday rocked southwestern Iceland, including the capital Reykjavik, triggering increased volcanic activity but causing no serious injuries or damage, authorities said. The epicentre of the quake was located near Mount Keilir, a small mountain of 378 metres (1,240 feet) on the Reykjanes peninsula, some 30 kilometres (19 miles) south of Reykjavik, authorities added. The US Geological Survey measured one tremor at a magnitude of 5.6 some […]
(Eagle News) — A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Wednesday, Feb. 24. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 6:25 a.m., had its epicenter 318 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. It had a depth of 79 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Sunday, Feb. 14. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 8:37 a.m., had its epicenter 229 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. It had a depth of 59 kilometers No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
NOUMEA, France (AFP) — A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific on Thursday, generating a small tsunami that caused no damage to island nations in the region before authorities gave the all clear. The quake struck at just after midnight on Thursday local time (1320 GMT Wednesday) about 415 kilometres (258 miles) east of Vao in New Caledonia at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey. The US government’s NWS […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck Cagayan on Tuesday, Feb. 9. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said in an afternoon advisory that the quake struck at 10:51 a.m. It had an epicenter of seven kilometers northwest of Dalupiri Island. It had a depth of 12 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensities: Intensity III – Calayan Island, Cagayan Intensity I – Sta. Praxedes, Cagayan Instrumental Intensity: Intensity I – […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Zambales on Monday, Feb. 8. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 3:54 p.m., had its epicenter 141 kilometers southwest of San Antonio. It had a depth of 30 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental on Monday, Feb. 8. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 8 a.m., had its epicenter 211 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso. It had a depth of 44 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Instrumental Intensities: Intensity II – General Santos City; Alabel, and Kiamba, Sarangani Intensity I – Koronadal City, South Cotabato No damage to property was […]
(Eagle News)–A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Davao del Sur on Sunday, Feb. 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck past noon, at 12:22, had its epicenter six kilometers southeast of Magsaysay. It had a depth of 15 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensity: Intensity V – Kidapawan City Instrumental Intensities: Intensity V – Koronadal City, South Cotobato Intensity IV – Alabel and Kiamba, Sarangani; General Santos […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Camarines Norte on Friday, Feb. 5. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 7:30 a.m., was an aftershock of the 5.1-magnitude earthquake that hit the province earlier. The 4.4-magnitude quake hit 14 kilometers northeast of Tinaga Island in Vinzons. It had a depth of one kilometer. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Reported Intensities: Intensity II – Naga City, […]
(Eagle News) — A magnitude 4.9 quake hit waters off Occidental Mindoro on Friday morning, Feb. 5, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. It was also felt at instrumental intensities in parts of Capiz and Antique. The quake, with its epicenter at 60 kilometers southwest of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, occurred at 7:49 a.m. It occured barely two hours after a magnitude 5.1 quake that struck Tinaga Island in Camarines Norte. […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Tuesday, Feb. 2. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 1:14 a.m., had its epicenter 246 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos. It had a depth of 128 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
