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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s remote Maluku islands Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The strong quake hit at a relatively shallow depth of 31 kilometers (20 miles), about 127 kilometres southwest of the city of Ternate. There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage. Indonesia experiences frequent quakes due to its position on the Pacific “Ring […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Wednesday, June 3. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 10:31 a.m. It had its epicenter 144 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. The depth of focus was 88 kilometers. An instrumental intensity 1 was felt in Kiamba. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Ilocos Sur on Monday, May 31. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 10:48 a.m. It had its epicenter 41 kilometers southwest of Vigan. An instrumental intensity I was felt in Vigan City. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur early Sunday, May 30. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquake hit at 5:20 a.m. It had its epicenter 51 kilometers northeast of Bayabas. The depth of focus was one kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News)–A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Sulu early Saturday, May 29. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 2:07 a.m. It had its epicenter 291 kilometers southeast of Banguingui. The depth of focus was 577 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck Sarangani early Tuesday, May 25. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquake hit at 3:46 a.m. It had its epicenter eight kilometers southeast of Maasim. The depth of focus was 38 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Reported Intensities: Intensity IV – Maasim, Alabel, and Glan, Sarangani; General Santos City; Tampakan, South Cotabato Instrumental Intensity: Intensity IV – General Santos City; Kiamba, […]
(Eagle News) — A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Sunday, May 23. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 10:02 a.m. It had its epicenter 235 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos. Depth of focus was 113 kilometers. The following instrumental intensity was reported: Intensity I -Kiamba, Sarangani According to PHIVOLCS, no damage to property was reported but aftershocks were.
BEIJING, China (AFP) — A series of strong earthquakes rattled northwest and southwest China, leaving at least two people dead, local officials and seismologists said early Saturday. Both Qinghai province in the northwest on the Tibetan plateau and Yunnan province in southwestern China are areas prone to earthquakes. And both tremors were shallow, meaning they generally cause more damage. The Yunnan quake, which had a magnitude of 6.1, struck first at 9:48 pm Friday (1348 […]
(Eagle News) — A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Saturday, May 22. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 7:56 a.m. It had its epicenter 67 kilometers southeast of Don Marcelino. The depth of focus was 47 kilometers. No damage to property was expected but aftershocks were.
(Eagle News) — A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Norte early Friday, May 21. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 1 a.m. It had its epicenter 21 kilometers northeast of Santa Monica. The depth of focus was 13 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Reported Intensities: Intensity IV – Santa Monica, Surigao Del Norte Intensity III – Burgos and San Francisco, Surigao Del Norte Intensity […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Zamboanga del Norte early Thursday, May 20. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 3:55 a.m. It had its epicenter 20 kilometers northwest of Sindangan. The depth of focus was one kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — Over 100 earthquakes were monitored at Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the 102 quakes at the volcano, which remains on alert level 2, included 16 low-frequency volcanic earthquakes and 86 volcanic tremor events with durations of one to 22 minutes, and low-level background tremor that has persisted since April 8. PHIVOLCS said sulfur dioxide emission was also monitored, and averaged 3,256 tons on May 18. […]
