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By Ara Eugenio and Cecil Morella MANILA, Dec 3, 2023 (AFP) – A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit the southern Philippines on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, a day after an even more powerful quake in the same region killed two people and triggered a tsunami alert. The latest earthquake — one of several strong aftershocks felt in the region since late Saturday — hit at around 6:36 pm (1036 GMT) at a depth of […]
By Cecil MORELLA MANILA, Dec 2, 2023 (AFP) – A powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Saturday, the US Geological Survey reported, followed by four major aftershocks that sent residents fleeing from coastal areas amid fears of a tsunami. The initial quake struck off the coast of the country at a depth of 32 kilometres (20 miles) at 10:37 pm local time (1437 GMT) about 21 kilometres northeast of Hinatuan municipality on […]
SYDNEY, Nov 27, 2023 (AFP) – A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with one witness saying the ground swayed “like you are on a boat”. The epicentre was detected at an estimated depth of 12 kilometres (seven miles) at 8:46 am local time (2146 GMT Monday), the USGS said. The quake hit about 20 kilometres (12 miles) off the coast, a short distance from the […]
MANILA, Nov 18, 2023 (AFP) – The death toll from a strong earthquake off the southern Philippines rose to seven on Saturday, while rescuers also searched for two people feared buried beneath a landslide. The 6.7-magnitude quake that struck the Mindanao region mid-afternoon on Friday caused part of a shopping mall ceiling to collapse, triggered power cuts and sent people fleeing into the streets. Falling debris from the mall in General Santos City crushed a […]
By Ara Eugenio and Cecil Morella MANILA, Nov 17, 2023 (AFP) – A strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the southern Philippines on Friday, killing a married couple as people fled buildings and part of a shopping mall ceiling collapsed. No tsunami threat was issued after the quake struck off Sarangani province on the main southern island of Mindanao at a depth of 78 kilometres (48 miles) at 4.14 pm (0814 GMT), the US Geological Service […]
By Ara Eugenio and Cecil Morella MANILA, Nov 17, 2023 (AFP) – A strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the southern Philippines on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, causing people to flee buildings and part of a shopping mall ceiling to collapse. No tsunami threat was issued after the quake struck off Sarangani province on the main southern island of Mindanao at a depth of 78 kilometres (48 miles) at 0814 GMT, the USGS said […]
Prelim M6.7 Earthquake Mindanao, Philippines Nov-17 08:14 UTC, updates https://t.co/PMTccBEvFO — USGS Tweet Earthquake Dispatch (@USGSted) November 17, 2023 Notable quake, preliminary info: M 6.7 – 26 km WSW of Burias, Philippines https://t.co/T7ao0aMa3i — USGS Earthquakes (@USGS_Quakes) November 17, 2023 By Ara Eugenio and Cecil Morella MANILA, Nov 17, 2023 (AFP) – A strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the southern Philippines on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, sending people fleeing buildings and causing […]
REYKJAVIK, Nov 11, 2023 (AFP) – An Icelandic town near the capital Reykjavik and home to some 4,000 people was evacuated overnight after hundreds of tremors caused fears of a volcanic eruption, authorities said Saturday. Iceland declared a state of emergency on Friday after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked the country’s southwestern Reykjanes peninsula, in what could be a precursor to a volcanic eruption near Sundhnjukagigar, some three kilometres (1.86 miles) north of the […]
#Earthquake (#gempa) confirmed by seismic data.⚠Preliminary info: M6.7 || 340 km SE of #Ambon (#Indonesia) || 8 min ago (local time 22:02:08). Follow the thread for the updates👇 pic.twitter.com/Zltf3P3HKT — EMSC (@LastQuake) November 8, 2023 Notable quake, preliminary info: M 6.7 – Banda Sea https://t.co/1yL11FQ99p — USGS Earthquakes (@USGS_Quakes) November 8, 2023 JAKARTA, Nov 8, 2023 (AFP) – A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Banda Sea on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, hours […]
JAKARTA, Nov 8, 2023 (AFP) – A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Banda Sea on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties. No tsunami warning was issued for the quake — initially reported as a magnitude 6.9 — which hit at 11:53 am local time (0453 GMT), according to the USGS. The tremor was felt moderately in the town of Saumlaki in the archipelago’s Tanimbar Islands, according to […]
JAJARKOT, Nepal, Nov 5, 2023 (AFP) – Search and rescue efforts after an earthquake in Nepal wrapped up on Sunday as the focus shifted to providing relief to survivors awaiting food and shelter, officials said 36 hours after the disaster struck. At least 157 people were killed in isolated western districts of the Himalayan country when the 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit late Friday. Many survivors spent the night under the open sky, their mud houses reduced […]
NEPALGUNJ, Nepal, Nov 4, 2023 (AFP) – At least 143 people were killed in an overnight earthquake that struck a remote pocket of Nepal, officials said Saturday, as security forces rushed to assist with rescue efforts. The 5.6-magnitude quake hit isolated western districts of the Himalayan republic late Friday and was measured by the US Geological Survey at just 18 kilometres (11 miles) deep. The force of the tremor jolted households awake and flattened mud […]
