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(Eagle News)–A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur on Thursday, Oct. 24. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 60 kilometers northeast of Burgos at 8:25 p.m. Depth of focus was 16 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental on Monday night. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 46 kilometers southeast of Caraga at 11:34 p.m. Depth of focus was 11 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck Cotabato on Monday, Oct. 21. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, an aftershock of the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that hit the province on Oct. 16, hit 10 kilometers southeast of Tulunan at 6:21 a.m. Depth of focus was 38 kilometers. The following instrumental intensity was recorded: Instrumental Intensity: Intensity I- Koronadal City No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–Aftershocks continued in Cotabato following a 6.3-magnitude earthquake there on Oct. 16. At least ten aftershocks hit the province since early Sunday, Oct. 20, with magnitudes ranging from 3.2 to 1.9. The aftershock with the highest magnitude, the 3.2 one, struck 24 kilometers southeast of Tulunan at 4:21 a.m. Depth of focus was five kilometers. The 1.9-magnitude aftershock, on the other hand, hit 21 kilometers southwest of the area at 1:57 a.m. Depth of […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — California on Thursday launched the country’s first earthquake warning system in the hope that residents will be alerted within seconds of a possible impending disaster and can “drop, cover and hold on.” The app, created by the University of California, Berkeley, and unveiled on the 30th anniversary of the deadly Loma Prieta quake, uses ground motion sensors located across the state to detect the start of earthquakes before humans […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck Cotabato early Friday, Oct. 18. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, an aftershock of the 6.3-magnitude one that hit the province on Oct. 16, struck 15 kilometers southeast of Tulunan at 1:50 a.m. Depth of focus was one kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News) — At least three people, including two children, died due to the strong quakes that rocked Mindanao on Wednesday night, Oct. 16. Strong aftershocks continued to be recorded in the region after the 6.3 magnitude quake that first hit Tulunan, North Cotabato Wednesday, at 7:37 p.m. The latest and strongest tremor recorded was a 5.3 magnitude tremor that shook Davao Oriental at 4:53 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, according to the Philippine Institute of […]
(Eagle News)–A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Sultan Kudarat on Wednesday, Oct. 16. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, an aftershock of the 6.3-magnitude earthquake in N. Cotabato, hit 16 kilometers southeast of Columbio at 8:09 p.m. Depth of focus was 5 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck North Cotabato on Wednesday, Oct. 16, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. PHIVOLCS said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 22 kilometers southeast of Tulunan at 7:37 p.m. Depth of focus was 8 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were recorded: Intensity VI – Digos City, Davao del Sur; Sto. Nino, South Cotabato; Tacurong City Intensity V – Alabel & Malungon, Sarangani; Lake Sebu, Polomolok, Tampakan & […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Basilan on Wednesday, Oct. 16. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 74 kilometers southeast of Tuburan at 2:59 a.m. Depth of focus was three kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Tuesday, Oct. 15. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 126 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos at 9:37 a.m. Depth of focus was 33 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck North Cotabato on Tuesday, Oct. 15. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 12 kilometers southeast of Tulunan at 7:55 a.m. Depth of focus was five kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were recorded: Intensity II- Kidapawan City Instrumental Intensities: Intensity III- Kidapawan City Intensity I- Tupi, South Cotabato No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
