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(Eagle News) — A magnitude 5.9 quake shook Bohol early Tuesday, July 2, at about 1 a.m., according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). The quake’s epicenter was located 41 kilometers southeast of Lila, Bohol with a depth of 551 kilometers. Phivolcs said that the quake was of tectonic origin, and occurred at 12:59 a.m., July 2. Aftershocks can occur, but no damage is expected because the quake occurred so deep, […]
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica (AFP) — A 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit the Panama-Costa Rica border around midnight on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, revising earlier warnings of “significant damage”, as the tremor cut power supplies near the epicenter. The quake struck at a depth of 26 kilometers (16 miles), about two kilometers from the nearest town of Progreso in Panama, USGS said, updating a previous alert that estimated the depth at 10 kilometers. […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck remote eastern Indonesia on Monday, forcing people to flee office buildings as far away as the northern Australian city of Darwin, officials and reports said. The deep and powerful earthquake sent shockwaves around the region, with people on the tourist island of Bali as well as in East Timor reporting feeling the tremor. Indonesia was the epicentre of the Asian tsunami in 2004 that killed more […]
(Eagle News) — A 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur early Friday, June 21. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, struck 74 kilometers northeast of Cortes at 4:55 a.m. The depth of focus was 12 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News) — A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck Isabela on Thursday, June 20. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, struck 30 kilometers northeast of Maconacon at 4:40 p.m. The depth of focus was 23 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News) — A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Negros Oriental on Wednesday afternoon. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 51 kilometers southwest of Basay at 4:41 p.m. The depth of focus was 33 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
by Shingo Ito Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan, sparking a tsunami advisory that was later lifted with no reports Wednesday of major damage and only a handful of light injuries. The nation’s meteorological agency had warned Tuesday that a wave of one metre (three feet) could hit the coast of the Sea of Japan, north of Tokyo, but only small ripples of 10 centimetres were recorded. […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) –The toll from a strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China rose to 12 dead and 134 injured on Tuesday as rescuers pulled bodies and survivors from wrecked buildings. More than 4,000 people were relocated as dozens of structures were damaged or collapsed following late Monday’s earthquake outside Yibin in Sichuan province, according to the city government. State broadcaster CCTV showed footage of rescuers bringing a survivor out of the rubble of […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Monday, June 17. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 80 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos at 10:02 a.m. The depth of focus was 19 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental early Friday, June 14. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 5 kilometers northeast of Malita at 3:32 a.m. Depth of focus was 207 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Thursday, June 13. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, struck 356 kilometers southeast of Sarangani at 8:40 a.m. The depth of focus was four kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Masbate on Wednesday, June 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 14 kilometers southwest of Batuan at 7:02 a.m. The depth of focus was 6 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
