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(Eagle News) — A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck Batangas early Wednesday, April 14. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 2:39 a.m. Its epicenter was seven kilometers northwest of Calatagan. It had a depth of 203 kilometers. An instrumental intensity I was felt in Calatagan. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — At least seven people were killed after a 6.0 magnitude quake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s main Java island Saturday, as the country reels from a cyclone disaster in another part of the archipelago. The afternoon quake hit offshore about 45 kilometres southwest of Malang city in East Java, damaging hundreds of homes as well as schools, government offices and mosques across the region. “Our latest data shows that […]
(Eagle News) — A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Wednesday, April 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 4:08 a.m. It had its epicenter 99 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos. Its depth was 102 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Instrumental Intensities: Intensity I – General Santos City & Koronadal City, South Cotabato; Alabel & Kiamba, Sarangani No damage to property was expected but aftershocks […]
(Eagle News) — Over 200 volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the 212 volcanic earthquakes monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 2, included 168 episodes of volcanic tremor with durations of one to 20 minutes, and 44 low-frequency volcanic earthquakes. Activity at the main crater consisted of a weak emission of steam-laden plumes. Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission averaged 1229 tons on […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Catanduanes early Tuesday, March 30. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck at 5:08 a.m. It had its epicenter 89 kilometers southeast of Baras, and a depth of 35 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck Northern Samar early Saturday, March 27. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 12:46 a.m., had its epicenter 17 kilometers southeast of San Isidro. It had a depth of 24 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensities Intensity III – San Isidro and Allen, Northern Samar Intensity II – Bulusan and Irosin, Sorsogon; Calbayog City, Samar Intensity I – […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Monday, March 22. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 12:30 past midnight. It had its epicenter 406 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. It also had a depth of 25 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s meteorological agency issued a tsunami advisory on Saturday, after a strong 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the northeastern coast. The quake hit at 6:09 pm (0909 GMT) in Pacific waters off Miyagi region with a depth of 60 kilometres (37 miles), the JMA said, issuing an advisory for tsunami waves of around one metre. There was no immediate reports of damage from Miyagi, and local utilities were inspecting the status […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 struck central Mexico on Friday, seismologists said, triggering alarms in the capital where anxious residents poured into the streets. Despite the panic, there were no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage. The quake struck 59 kilometers (37 miles) southeast of San Marcos in Guerrero state at a depth of 19 kilometers, according to the national seismology service. The tremor triggered Mexico City’s […]
ALGIERS, Algeria (AFP) — A shallow 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the Algerian coast on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake hit 20 kilometres north-east of the city of Bejaia at 1:04 am local time (0004 GMT), at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to the US monitoring service. Bejaia, which has a population of roughly 164,000, endured moderate shaking, USGS said. The capital city Algiers also felt some light shaking. In the aftermath […]
(Eagle News) — Over 200 volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the 252 volcanic earthquakes at the volcano, which remains on alert level 2, included 17 episodes of volcanic tremor with durations of one to four minutes, and five hybrid events. The emission of steam-laden plumes at the main crater was moderate. Sulfur dioxide emission also averaged 518 tons on March 14. “An upwelling […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur early Monday, March 15. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck at 1:18 a.m. It had its epicenter 26 kilometers southeast of Hinatuan. Depth of focus was 81 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
