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(Eagle News)–A 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck Batanes on Thursday, Jan. 30. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 6:31 a.m., had its epicenter 37 kilometers southwest of Sabtang. Depth of focus was one kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines after a strong earthquake struck between Cuba and Jamaica. This is according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, which issued a bulletin after the 7.7-magnitude quake (7.3 magnitude according to PHIVOLCS) that struck 70 miles northwest of Montego Bay. The earthquake appeared to be the biggest on record in the Caribbean. It was also the largest since 1946.
(Eagle News) — A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Tuesday, Jan. 28. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 11:33 a.m., had its epicenter 3 kilometers northeast of Burgos. Depth of focus was 8 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) — Small earthquakes and a so-called “inflation” of the mountain, signaling a potential volcanic eruption, have been reported near Iceland’s famous “Blue Lagoon,” local authorities said Monday. The Icelandic Met Office declared a state of uncertainty over the weekend, following days of several smaller earthquakes and swelling of the mountain. Alert levels for aviation were also raised from “green” to “yellow,” defined as when a volcano “is experiencing signs of elevated unrest […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck Leyte on Tuesday, Jan. 28. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 4:50 a.m., had its epicenter 10 kilometers northeast of Kananga. It had a depth of focus of 14 kilometers. An instrumental intensity II was recorded in Ormoc. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Sunday, Jan. 26. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 10:47 a.m., had its epicenter 265 kilometers southwest of Sarangani. It had a depth of focus of 300 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck Pangasinan on Sunday, Jan. 26. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 6:06 a.m., had its epicenter 75 kilometers southwest of Agno. Depth of focus was 15 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Saturday, Jan. 25. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 9:59 a.m., had its epicenter 171 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. It had a depth of focus of 50 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
by Mahmut Bozarslan and Fulya Ozerkan in Istanbul Agence France Presse ELAZIG, Turkey (AFP) –A powerful earthquake has killed at least 21 people and injured more than 1,000 in eastern Turkey, as rescue teams searched through the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors on Saturday. The Turkish government’s disaster and emergency management agency (AFAD) said in a series of tweets early on Saturday that five people were pulled alive from the rubble in the […]
(Eagle News) — A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck Sarangani on Friday, Jan. 24. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 5:44 p.m., had its epicenter 183 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. It had a depth of focus of 21 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck Sarangani on Friday, Jan. 24. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 5:59 a.m., had its epicenter 337 kilometers southwest of Kiamba. Depth of focus was 519 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Masbate on Thursday, Jan. 23. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 9:05 p.m., had its epicenter 18 kilometers northwest of Aroroy. It had a depth of focus of 10 kilometers. An Instrumental Intensity II was felt in Masbate City.
