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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — The preliminary toll of the 7.2 magnitude quake that struck southwestern Haiti rose Monday to 1,419 dead and more than 6,900 injured, according to the country’s civil protection agency. The powerful quake, which struck early Saturday, also destroyed more than 37,000 homes, officials said. © Agence France-Presse
by Amelie BARON LES CAYES, Haiti (AFP) — Hunched on benches, curled up in chairs or even lying the floor, those injured in the powerful earthquake that wreaked havoc on Haiti on Saturday crowded an overburdened hospital near the epicenter. The emergency room in Les Cayes, in southwestern Haiti, which was devastated by the 7.2-magnitude quake on Saturday morning that killed at least 724 people, is expecting reinforcements to help treat some of the thousands […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental early Sunday, Aug. 15: The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake — an aftershock of the 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Governor Generoso on Aug. 12 — struck at 3:22 a.m. It had its epicenter 164 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso and was tectonic in origin. The depth of focus was eight kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
by Amelie Baron Agence France Presse PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — At least 304 people were killed in a powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti early Saturday, toppling buildings in the disaster-plagued Caribbean nation still recovering from a devastating 2010 quake. “We have recorded 160 deaths in the South, 42 in Nippes, 100 in Grand’Anse and two in the Northwest,” said civil protection head Jerry Chandler, breaking down the death toll by department at a […]
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said, prompting a tsunami alert and damaging buildings in the west of the disaster-plagued Caribbean nation. The epicenter of the quake was about 100 miles (160 kilometers) by road from central Port-au-Prince, the densely populated capital. The long shock was felt in neighboring countries. The quake damaged schools as well as homes on Haiti’s southwestern peninsula, according to […]
(Eagle News) — A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental early Saturday, Aug. 14. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake–an aftershock of the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Governor Generoso on Aug. 12–hit at 4:17 a.m. It had its epicenter 170 kilometers southeast of Tarragona. The depth of focus was 35 kilometers. The following intensity was reported: Intensity III – Mati City No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) –A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental early Friday, Aug. 13. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck at 4:28 a.m. It had its epicenter 119 kilometers southeast of Tarragona. The depth of focus was 13 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has lowered the alert status of Mt. Pinatubo to “normal.” PHIVOLCS said this was following “a continued decline in earthquake activity and a return to baseline seismic parameters” in the volcano since July 1. According to PHIVOLCS, 104 volcanic earthquakes with magnitudes of ML0.8 to ML1.3 were recorded from July 1 to August 11. This represents an average of two to three events per day […]
Instrumental intensities reported as far as Leyte; no tsunami threat from quake (Eagle News) – A strong magnitude 7.3 quake rocked waters off the coast of Davao Oriental province at 1:46 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 12, PHIVOLCS said. In a bulletin, PHIVOLCS said the strong tectonic quake, with its epicenter 67 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso town, had a depth of focus of 69 kilometers. Its epicenter was in waters off the coast of […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Sultan Kudarat early Saturday, Aug. 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 12:08 a.m. It had its epicenter 192 kilometers southwest of Palimbang. The depth of focus was 622 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Thursday, Aug. 5. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 176 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos. The depth of focus was 120 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Norte on Wednesday, Aug. 4. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck at 6:17 a.m. It had its epicenter 71 kilometers northeast of Burgos. The quake had a depth of focus of 20 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
