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PHIVOLCS: No tsunami threat to PHL following strong Indonesia earthquake

(Eagle News) — There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued the statement following the strong earthquake that struck Indonesia on Tuesday, Dec. 14. According to PHIVOLCS, the approximate distance of the event from Manila was  2495 km. “Hazardous tsunami waves are possible for coasts located within 1000 km of the earthquake epicenter,” PHIVOLCS said. According to the US Geological Survey, the 7.3-magnitude earthquake’s epicenter was  north […]

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JUST IN: 6.9-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia: USGS

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — A 6.9-magnitude quake struck eastern Indonesia on Friday, the US Geological Survey reported, but there was no tsunami warning issued and no immediate reports of casualties or major damage. In Kupang city, far south of the quake’s epicentre in the Banda Sea, frightened residents ran outside as buildings and streetlights swayed. “I was in the shopping centre when the quake hit,” said resident Engky Nussi. “Many people ran outside as stuff […]

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More bodies found as death toll from Indonesia quake nears 2000

PALU, Indonesia (AFP) — Nearly 2000 bodies have been recovered from Palu since an earthquake and tsunami struck the Indonesian city, an official said Monday, warning the number would rise with thousands still missing. The death toll from the twin disaster on Sulawesi island that erased whole suburbs in Palu has reached 1,944, said local military spokesman M. Thohir. “That number is expected to rise, because we have not received orders to halt the search […]

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More than 1,000 may still be missing in Indonesia disaster: official

by Andrew Beatty Agence France-Presse PALU, Indonesia (AFP) — More than a thousand people could still be missing after Indonesia’s devastating quake-tsunami, officials said Friday, drastically upping the total number of people unaccounted for a week after the disaster. Palu city on Sulawesi island has been left in ruins after it was hit by a powerful quake and a wall of water which flattened houses and flipped over cars, with the confirmed death toll now […]

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Breaking news: Powerful 6.5 earthquake strikes Indonesia: USGS

  JAKARTA, Indonesia  (AFP) — A powerful 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia late Friday, but no tsunami warning was immediately issued, US seismologists said. The earthquake hit at 5:02 pm local time (1002 GMT Friday), the US Geological Survey said, and was centred three kilometres (two miles) east-southeast of Andekanter in the Sumba region at a depth of 30 kilometres. The Indonesian disaster mitigation agency said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. “Currently […]

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Eartquake triggers panic but little damage in Indonesia’s Sulawesi

(Reuters) A magnitude 7.3 earthquake on Saturday (November 15) sent people scurrying in panic in Indonesia, but caused little damage. A tsunami warning was issued after the tremour hit off Moluccas in Indonesia but was later lifted. In northern Sulawesi’s Gorontalo city, college students ran out of their university building after feeling the strong jolt which was measured at a depth of 47 km (34 miles), with epicenter 134 km (83 miles) northwest of Ternate, an island in eastern Indonesia‘s Moluccas. Another […]

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Indonesia quake sparks tsunami warning, no major damage

(Reuters) – A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 was recorded off the Moluccas in Indonesia on Saturday, the national disaster mitigation agency said, causing residents near the quake to flee their homes after a tsunami warning was issued. The earthquake was felt strongly on the Sitaro islands, where authorities also warned people to stay away from beaches and riverbanks, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman at Indonesian agency, said in a statement. There were no reports […]

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