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(Eagle News)–A 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Monday, Aug. 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 35 kilometers southeast of Don Marcelino at 7:51 a.m. Depth of focus was 154 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro on Sunday, Aug. 11. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 27 kilometers southwest of Looc at 5:10 a.m. Depth of focus was 24 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Saturday, Aug. 10. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 76 kilometers northeast of General Luna at 3:43 p.m. Depth of focus was nine kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck Batanes on Saturday, Aug. 10. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 35 kilometers southwest of Sabtang at 7:18 a.m. Depth of focus was 30 kilometers. An instrumental intensity I was felt in Basco. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.4-magnitude earthquake hit Davao Oriental early Friday, Aug. 9. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 6 kilometers northeast of Mati at 3:43 a.m. Depth of focus was 1 kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.7-magnitude quake hit Davao Occidental on Thursday, Aug. 8. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 85 kilometers southwest of Sarangani at 6:43 a.m. Depth of focus was 87 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Sarangani on Wednesday, Aug. 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 142 kilometers southwest of Kiamba at 1:11 p.m. Depth of focus of the quake was 498 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Antique on Tuesday night. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 34 kilometers southwest of Laua-an at 7:18 p.m. Depth of focus was one kilometer. The following intensities were recorded: Intensity III – Laua-an, Antique Intensity II – Patnongon and Barbaza, Antique The following instrumental intensities were also recorded: Intensity II – Culasi, Antique Intensity I – San Jose de Buenavista, Sebaste and […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur early Tuesday, Aug. 6. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 2 kilometers northwest of Carmen at 2:53 a.m. Depth of focus was 136 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Biliran on Monday, Aug. 5. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 6 kilometers southeast of Naval at 5:21 a.m. Depth of focus was six kilometers. An Intensity III was recorded in Naval, Kawayan, Biliran and Almeria; while an instrumental intensity I was felt in Bogo City in Cebu and in Ormoc. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) – Five people died and several were injured after a powerful undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia’s heavily populated Java island, triggering a brief tsunami warning, the national disaster agency said Saturday. The 6.9 magnitude quake on Friday evening sent residents fleeing to higher ground, while many in the capital Jakarta ran into the streets. An official from Indonesia’s national disaster agency warned the quake could generate a tsunami as high as three […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck Northern Samar on Sunday, Aug. 4. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 25 kilometers northwest of Pambujan at 7:17 a.m. Depth of focus was 16 kilometers. An intensity II was felt in Palapag, Northern Samar and Irosin in Sorsogon. An instrumental intensity I was felt in Borongan City. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
