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(Eagle News)–A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck Batangas on Saturday, May 15. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 11:04 a.m. It had its epicenter 13 kilometers southwest of Calatagan. The depth of focus was 94 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Intensity II – Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro; Tagaytay City, Cavite Intensity I – Calatagan, Batangas; San Ildefonso, Bulacan No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Thursday, May 13. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquake hit at 2:20 a.m. It had its epicenter 391 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. The depth of focus was 58 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) – A magnitude 6.7 quake rocked Mauritius in the Reunion region. The quake with a depth of 10 kilometers hit Wednesday around 10 p.m. (PST), or 14:05 UTC. Mauritius is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about 2,000 kilometers off the southeast coast of the African continent. (Eagle News Service)
(Eagle News) — The magnitude 5.8 quake that hit Mindoro on Wednesday morning, May 12, was felt at intensity 5 in at least four nearby areas, and at intensity 4 in at least seven areas including Manila. This was according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) which updated its quake bulletin on Wednesday, May 12. The quake, with its epicenter located 11 kilometers northwest of Abra De Ilog in Occidental Mindoro […]
PHIVOLCS says aftershocks are expected after strong quake (Eagle News) – A strong magnitude 5.8 quake hit some 11 kilometers northeast of Abra del Ilog in Occidental Mindoro Wednesday morning, may 12, Phivolcs said. The quake occurred at around 9:09 a.m., and had a depth of 110 kilometers. The quake was also felt in other parts of Luzon, including in CALABARZON and Metro Manila. Phivolcs says it is expecting aftershocks. The US Geological Survey (USGS) […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Bulusan in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said apart from the 166 earthquakes, monitored at the volcano, which remains on Alert Level 1, was a sustained inflation of the upper slopes. PHIVOLCS said this was “consistent with short-term inflation of the edifice measured by continuous GPS monitoring since February 2021.” “These parameters generally indicate that shallow hydrothermal processes are occurring beneath […]
(Eagle News) — A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Tuesday, May 11. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 1:25 a.m. It had its epicenter 87 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos. The quake’s depth was 72 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Instrumental Intensities: Intensity II-General Santos City Intensity I- Gingoong City, Misamis Oriental; Koronadal City , South Cotabato; Kiamba, Sarangani No damage to […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Quezon on Saturday, May 8. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 1:03 p.m. It had its epicenter 21 kilometers southwest of Mulanay. The depth was one kilometer. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensities: Intensity IV – Mulanay, Quezon Intensity III – Catanauan, Quezon; Torrijos, Marinduque Instrumental Intensities: Intensity IV – Mulanay, Quezon No damage to property nor aftershocks […]
(Eagle News)– A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Friday, May 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 3:43 p.m. It had its epicenter 326 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. The depth of focus was 74 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Sarangani early Friday, May 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck at 4:07 a.m. It had its epicenter 21 kilometers southwest of Maitum. The quake’s depth was 532 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) – A magnitude 5.1 quake struck Davao del Sur on Thursday, May 6, with the epicenter located eight kilometers southwest of Magsaysay town. The quake was 17 kilometers deep and occurred at 2:21 p.m. Aftershocks are expected, PHIVOLCS said. It was reported at the following instrumental intensities: Intensity V- Koronadal City, South Cotabato Intensity III – Kidapawan City, Cotabato Intensity II – Kiamba, South Cotabato; General Santos City (Eagle News Service)
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast on Saturday but no tsunami warning was issued, Japanese and US authorities said, with no immediate reports of damage. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the mid-morning quake hit at a depth of 47 kilometres (29 miles) in the Pacific, off Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture — near the epicentre of a huge 2011 quake which triggered a towering tsunami, killing more than […]
