Tag: Quake

5.6-magnitude quake hits Occidental Mindoro

(Eagle News) — A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro on Sunday, Oct. 3. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 5:59 a.m. It had its epicenter 10 kilometers northwest of Sablayan. The depth of focus was 10 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Instrumental Intensities: Intensity III- San Jose, Occidental Mindoro Intensity II – Batangas City Intensity I- Mulanay and Mauban, Quezon; Tagaytay City Damage to property and aftershocks […]

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Deep focus magnitude 7.3 quake hits Vanuatu region – USGS

Quake occurred at a depth of 535.8 kilometers, causing minimal surface waves; no tsunami warning issued   (Eagle News) — A magnitude 7.3 quake struck the Vanuatu region on Saturday, Oct. 2, occuring at a depth of 535.8 kilometers. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake occured at 6:29 UTC time or 2:29 p.m. Philippine time. Because it occured deep into the earth, it was not felt that much. The USGS said it was […]

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4.8-magnitude quake strikes Cagayan

(Eagle News) — A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck Cagayan on Friday, Oct. 1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 8:48 p.m. It had its epicenter five kilometers northwest of Claveria. The depth of focus was 56 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensities: Intensity IV – Claveria, Pamplona, Sanchez Mira, Abulug, and Allacapan, Cagayan; Flora, Apayao; Pagudpud, Bangui, Burgos, Pasuquin, and Bacarra, Ilocos Norte Intensity III – […]

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4.3-magnitude quake strikes off Davao Occidental

(Eagle News) — A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Thursday, Sept. 30. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 6:32 a.m. It had its epicenter 496 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. The depth of focus was 175 kilometers. PHIVOLCS said the quake was of tectonic origin. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.

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Magnitude 4.2 quake hits waters off Sarangani, Davao Occidental

  (Eagle News) – A magnitude 4.2 quake struck 63 kilometers west of Sarangani, Davao Occidental, just before midnight, at 11:48 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 29. The quake only had a depth of focus of seven kilometers. It struck the waters off the coast of Sarangani town. It was felt at intensity 3 in KIamba, Sarangani; at intensity 2 in General Santos City and Maasin in Sarangani; and at intensity 1 in Tampakan, South Cotabato. Phivolcs […]

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6.1-magnitude quake rattles Japan, no tsunami risk

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan’s northwestern coast on Wednesday but no tsunami warning was issued, Japanese and US authorities said. The quake produced shaking across a large swath of the northeastern coast and was also felt in Tokyo, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake hit at a depth of 368 kilometres (228 miles) in the Sea of Japan, known […]

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One dead in quake on Greek island of Crete: public TV

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) — A strong earthquake struck the Greek island of Crete early Monday, killing a man who was working in a church that collapsed and injuring nine others, the civil protection agency said. The quake, measuring magnitude 5.8 according to the National Observatory of Athens, struck at 0617 GMT, 23 kilometres (14 miles) from Heraklion, the capital of Greece’s largest island. The quake sent panicked residents rushing into the streets and damaged old […]

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Magnitude 5.7 quake hits Occidental Mindoro, followed by 4.5 magnitude aftershock

Tremor felt in Metro Manila, several areas in Southern Luzon   (Eagle News) – A magnitude 5.7 quake shook Occidental Mindoro at 1:12 a.m. Monday, Sept. 27, which was followed by a 4.5 magnitude aftershock at 1:40 a.m., PHIVOLCS said. The magnitude 5.7 quake was 74 kilometers deep, with the epicenter located at 23 kilometers northeast of Looc, Occidental Mindoro, and was felt in several areas in Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon. The […]

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4.0-magnitude quake strikes off Ilocos Sur

(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Ilocos Sur on Saturday, Sept. 25. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 6:08 a.m. It had its epicenter 34 kilometers southwest of Santa Catalina. The depth of focus was 39 kilometers. The following intensity was reported: Sinait, Ilocos Sur- Intensity III No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.

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4.8-magnitude quake strikes off Sulu early Friday, Sept. 24

(Eagle News) — A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Sulu early Friday, Sept. 24. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 5:14 a.m. It had its epicenter 336 kilometers southeast of Banguingui. The depth of focus was 598 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.  

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4.5-magnitude quake strikes Occidental Mindoro early Thursday, Sept. 23

(Eagle News) — A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro early Thursday, Sept. 23. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, an aftershock of the 4.9-magnitude quake in the area on Sept. 22, hit at 3:47 a.m. It had its epicenter 12 kilometers northwest of Mamburao. The depth of focus was 12 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Instrumental Intensities: Intensity III – Calapan City and Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro; Intensity II -Batangas […]

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Rare Australia earthquake triggers panic in Melbourne

by William WEST MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — A rare quake rattled southeastern Australia early Wednesday, shaking buildings, knocking down walls and sending panicked Melbourne residents running into the streets. The shallow tremor hit east of the country’s second-largest city just after 9:00am local time (2300 GMT) and was felt hundreds of kilometres (miles) away. The US Geological Survey put the magnitude of the quake at 5.8, later revised up to 5.9, and said it struck […]

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