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(Eagle News)–A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Tuesday, Aug. 25. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 4:43 a.m, had its epicenter 442 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. It depth was 85 kilometers, and it was of tectonic origin. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental on Monday, Aug. 24. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 8:24 a.m., had its epicenter 42 kilometers northeast of Baganga. It had a depth of 19 kilometers and was tectonic in origin. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Instrumental Intensities: Intensity II – Bislig City, Surigao del Sur Intensity I – Malungon, Sarangani; Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental No damage to property […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Masbate today. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 6:28 a.m., was an aftershock of the 6.6-magnitude earthquake in Cataingan on Aug. 18. Sunday’s quake had its epicenter 9 kilometers northeast of Cataingan, and a depth of 16 kilometers. It was of tectonic origin. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Batanes early Saturday, Aug. 22. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 4:17 a.m., had its epicenter 65 kilometers southeast of Sabtang. It had a depth of one kilometer. PHIVOLCS said the quake was of tectonic origin. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 5.2-magnitude aftershock struck Masbate early Wednesday morning. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquake, which was tectonic in origin, hit 12 kilometers southeast of Cataingan at 5:50 a.m. It had a depth of six kilometers. No damage to property was expected but aftershocks were. Earlier, PHIVOLCS had said a strong aftershock of the 6.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Cataingan on Tuesday, Aug. 18, was possible.
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Masbate on Monday, Aug. 17. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 1:21 p.m., had its epicenter 14 kilometers southeast of Cataingan. It had a depth of 10 kilometers, and was tectonic in origin. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensities: Intensity II: Irosin and Bulusan, Sorsogon Instrumental Intensities: Intensity II – City of Masbate; Legazpi City, Albay Intensity I […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Saturday, Aug. 15. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 6:53 p.m., had its epicenter 100 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. It had a depth of 128 kilometers, and was of tectonic origin. PHIVOLCS said the following instrumental intensities were recorded: Instrumental Intensities: Intensity II – Alabel, and Malungon, Sarangani Intensity I – City of General Santos No damage to property […]
(Eagle News)–A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Cagayan on Thursday, Aug. 13. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 6:32 a.m., had its epicenter 73 kilometers northwest of Calayan. It was of tectonic origin, and had a depth of 40 kilometers. Damage to property was not expected but aftershocks were.
(Eagle News)–A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Batanes on Thursday, Aug. 13. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 6:32 a.m., had its epicenter 49 kilometers southwest of Sabtang. The earthquake was of tectonic origin, and had a depth of 14 kilometers. No damage to property was expected but aftershocks were.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — A shallow 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck southeast of the Tanzanian financial centre of Dar es Salaam late Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The offshore quake struck at a depth of 15.5 kilometers (9.6 miles) just after 8 pm (1700 GMT) local time. The epicenter was 66 kilometers southeast of Vikindu, USGS said. Vikindu is just outside Dar es Salaam. There were no immediate reports of damage, but the tremor […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Google added an earthquake alert system in California on Tuesday, saying it is working on letting Android-powered smartphones double as tremor detectors. Android phones will receive warnings triggered by a “ShakeAlert” earthquake early-warning system implemented on the West Coast by the US Geological Survey and partners. ShakeAlert uses signals from hundreds of seismometers across the state to trigger warning messages that “an earthquake has begun and shaking is imminent,” […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake hit Masbate early Tuesday, Aug. 11. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 4:43 a.m., had its epicenter 10 kilometers northeast of Cataingan. It had a depth of 71 kilometers. An instrumental Intensity I was reported in Naval, Biliran. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
