A powerful 7.3 magnitude quake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s Maluku province in the early hours of Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said in a statement. There were no immediate reports of tsunami warnings, nor casualties or damage. The offshore quake took place around 3:25 am local time (1825 GMT Wednesday) and hit at a depth of 166 kilometers (103 miles), about 120 kilometers northeast of the town of Lospalos. Indonesia experiences frequent […]
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Magnitude 6.4 quake hits New Zealand
(Eagle News) – A magnitude 6.4 quake struck New Zealand, with the epicenter traced at 140 kilometers northeast of L’Esperance Rock, Wednesday, 3 p.m. Manila time. According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake had a depth of 10 kilometers. The quake was around 909 kilometers from Ngunguru, Northland, New Zealand. It was recorded at 7:01 a.m. UTC time (Coordinated Universal Time). L’Esperance Rock is the southernmost islet in the Kermadec Islands, to […]
5.5-magnitude quake hits Cagayan
(Eagle News)–A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Cagayan on Thursday, Jan. 24. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which was tectonic in origin, hit 27 kilometers northwest of Calayan at 4:34 p.m. An intensity IV was registered in Laoag City; Bacarra, Pasuquin, and Vintar, Ilocos Norte; while an intensity III was felt in Cervantes, and Sinait, Ilocos Sur. The following instrumental intensities were also recorded: Intensity IV in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte; Intensity III in Sinait, […]
Strong 7.2 magnitude quake shakes Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — A strong earthquake shook a large swathe of southern and central Mexico on Friday, triggering the quake alarm system in Mexico City and causing buildings to sway. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the quake, which measured 7.2 in magnitude, according to Mexico’s National Seismological Service and the US Geological Survey. Panicked residents flooded into the street, fearing a repeat of two earthquakes last September […]
4.5-magnitude quake hits Leyte
(Eagle News) — A 4.5-magnitude earthquake hit Leyte on Saturday, Dec. 9. The Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology said the quake took place eleven kilometers southwest of municipality of Burauen at 3:39 p.m. Depth of focus was at five kilometers. No aftershocks were expected.
4.3-magnitude quake hits Quezon
(Eagle News) — A 4.3-magnitude earthquake hit Quezon on Thursday. The Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology said the quake took place three kilometers west of Calauag at 8:02 p.m. Depth of focus was at 21 kilometers. An Intensity V was felt in Calauag and Guinayangan. No aftershocks were expected.
6.5-magnitude quake shakes southern Africa
GABORONE, Bostwana (AFP) — A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 struck the southern African nation of Botswana on Monday, United States seismologists said, with the tremor felt in several neighboring countries. The epicenter of the quake, which hit at 7:40 pm (1740 GMT), was in a sparsely populated area 238 kilometers (about 150 miles) northwest of Botswana’s capital Gaborone, the US Geological Survey said. It struck at a depth of 29 kilometers, and […]
5.7-magnitude quake strikes Lake Tanganyika region: USGS
JOHANNESBERG, South Africa (AFP) — A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit near Africa’s Lake Tanganyika early Friday, the US Geological Survey said, with the epicenter in northern Zambia. The quake, which was 10 kilometres (six miles) deep, struck at 00:32 GMT about 45 kilometres from the Zambian town of Kaputa, which lies near the borders of Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In December 2005, a powerful earthquake struck the Lake Tanganyika region of East Africa. […]
Japan lifts tsunami warning along northeast coast after quake: govt
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The Japanese government on Tuesday lifted its tsunami warning for the northeast coast of the country after a powerful earthquake shook the region earlier in the day. “The tsunami advisory has been lifted,” the Japan Meteorological Agency said in a statement released at 12:50 pm (0350 GMT) on its website. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
6.4-magnitude earthquake jolts Argentina, Chile
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted western Argentina and parts of Chile Sunday, with no immediate reports of damage, authorities said. The quake rocked San Juan province at 1757 local time (2057 GMT), striking at a depth of about 130 kilometers (80 miles), Argentina’s seismological institute said. In Chile, the quake was measured at a magnitude of 6.5, officials at the government’s National Emergency Office (ONEMI) said. The earthquake was felt in […]
6.4 magnitude earthquake hits northwest China: USGS
BEIJING, China (AFP) — A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck China’s northwestern province of Qinghai on Monday, the US Geological Survey reported, in an area frequently plagued with seismic activity. The quake was 32 kilometres (20 miles) deep, USGS said, with its epicentre in a sparsely-populated area of Yushu prefecture. There was a “low likelihood of casualties and damage”, it said. Yushu was the scene of a 6.9-magnitude earthquake in April 2010 that left nearly 2,700 people dead […]
6.9-magnitude quake hits off PNG: USGS
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Monday, officials said, but no Pacific-wide tsunami warning was issued. The tremor was estimated at a depth of 35 kilometres (22 miles) in the New Britain region of the country, some 418 kilometres northeast of the capital Port Moresby, the United States Geological Survey said. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
