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(Eagle News)–A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur on Sunday, Jan. 31. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 8:34 a.m., had its epicenter 60 kilometers southeast of Bayabas. It had a depth of 11 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental early Wednesday, Jan. 27. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 5:04 a.m. It had its epicenter 72 kilometers northeast of Baganga. Depth of focus was 16 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Batangas early Tuesday, Jan. 26. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 3:39 a.m., had its epicenter 20 kilometers northwest of Calatagan. It had a depth of 74 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Instrumental Intensities: Intensity II – Calatagan, Batangas; Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro Intensity I – Tagaytay City, Cavite; Olongapo City, Zambales No damage to property nor aftershocks […]
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday off the coast of Antarctica, with authorities issuing a tsunami warning for Chile’s Eduardo Frei base on the frigid continent, emergency officials said. The quake struck at 8:36 pm (2336 GMT) Saturday or 7:36 a.m. PHL time Sunday about 210 kilometers (130 miles) east of the base at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), Chile’s National Emergency Office (Onemi) said, urging evacuation from “the beach area of the […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Friday night. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 8:46 p.m., was an aftershock of the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck offshore on Jan. 21. The aftershock had an epicenter 262 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos. It had a depth of 135 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Norte on Friday, Jan. 22. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 35 kilometers southeast of General Luna at 3:59 p.m. It had a depth of 16 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News) – A magnitude 7.1 quake hit waters off Davao Occidental on Thursday night, Jan. 21, but was felt at lower intensities in surrounding areas because it occurred at a significant depth. In a bulletin issued by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), it said that the tremor happened at 8:23 p.m. Thursday, with the epicenter located in waters 231 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos in Davao Occidental. The bulletin […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Norte today, Jan. 20. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 70 kilometers northeast of Burgos at 8:14 a.m. It had a depth of seven kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology made the statement on Tuesday, January 19, after a strong earthquake struck Argentina on Monday, Argentina time. The GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said the earthquake that hit San Juan province had a magnitude of 6.8. It had a depth of 10 kilometers, GFZ said. The US Tsunami Warning System said no tsunami warning has been […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck Batangas on Saturday, January 16. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 6:48 a.m., had its epicenter 12 kilometers southwest of Calatagan. It had a depth of 135 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Intensity I – Calatagan, Batangas; Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro; Plaridel, Bulacan No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
by Haeril HALIM / Agnes ANYA Agence France Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — A powerful earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Sulawesi island early Friday, killing at least 34 people, levelling a hospital and severely damaging other buildings, authorities said. Hundreds more were injured when the 6.2-magnitude quake struck in the early hours, triggering panic among the terrified residents of the island, which was hit by a huge quake and tsunami two and a half years ago […]
More than a dozen patients and staff are trapped beneath the rubble of a hospital that was flattened when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least three people, authorities said. “The hospital is flattened — it collapsed,” said Arianto from the rescue agency in Mamuju city, who goes by one name. “There are patients and hospital employees trapped under the rubble and we’re now trying to reach them,” he added, without […]
