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ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP) — A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake tore down buildings in central Croatia on Tuesday, striking near the town of Petrinja where rescue teams raced to comb through the rubble. The tremor, one of the strongest to rock Croatia in recent years, collapsed rooftops in Petrinja, home to some 20,000 people, and left the streets strewn with bricks and other debris. “We are pulling people from the cars, we don’t know if […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Zambales early Tuesday, December 29. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 1:57 a.m., had its epicenter 14 kilometers southwest of Iba. It had a depth of 32 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Batangas on Monday, December 28. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck 10 kilometers northwest of Calatagan at 6:31 a.m. It said it was an aftershock of the 6.3-magnitude earthquake on December 25. It also had a depth of 91 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Instrumental Intensities: Intensity II -Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro Intensity I – Calatagan, Batangas No damage to property […]
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, with initial reports indicating no immediate casualties. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said there were no reports of material damage or casualties so far. The USGS said the quake was registered in the Sivrice district in Elazig province at 0637 GMT and struck at a depth of 10 kilometres. The Turkish government’s disaster agency AFAD reported a […]
(Eagle News) – A magnitude 6.3 quake rocked Batangas province on Friday morning, Dec. 25, at 7:43 a.m. local time, data from the US Geological Survey showed. The epicenter of the magnitude 6.3 quake was located at two kilometers southeast of Calatagan, Batangas. It had a depth of 114 kilometers, according to the USGS data. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), also recorded it at magnitude 6.3, but its epicenter was located […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Tuesday, December 22. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 9:19 a.m., had its epicenter 32 kilometers southwest of Sarangani. PHIVOLCS said it was an aftershock of the 6.2-magnitude earthquake that hit the area on December 16. Tuesday’s quake had a depth of 30 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Intensity II – General Santos City; Intensity I […]
By Alfred Acenas EBC Hawaii Bureau HONOLULU, United States (Eagle News) — Within less than three years since its last eruption in 2018, Kīlauea Volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island is once again showing signs of increased activity. The US Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude 4.4 earthquake located beneath Kīlauea Volcano’s south flank on Sunday, December 20, at 10:36 pm Hawaii time (4:36 pm Philippine Time). HVO estimated the eruption began […]
(Eagle News) — A magnitude 4.9 quake hit 20 kilometers northwest of General Nakar, Quezon province at 2:14 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. The tectonic quake was 15 kilometers deep and was also felt in Metro Manila. In its bulletin, Phivolcs said it is expecting aftershocks but no damages. The quake was also recorded by the US Geological Survey at magnitude 4.9. The USGS said its epicenter was […]
(Eagle News) – -A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Eastern Samar early Sunday, December 20. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 4:40 a.m., had its epicenter 93 kilometers northeast of Homonhon Island. It had a depth of 24 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — Two 4.1-magnitude quakes hit the Davao region early Thursday, December 17. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the first quake hit 15 kilometers southwest of Sarangani, Davao Occidental at 4:51 a.m. The quake, which had a depth of 12 kilometers, was an aftershock of the 6.2-magnitude earthquake that hit the area on Wednesday, December 17. The second earthquake, PHIVOLCS said, took place at 112 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso in […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — A strong earthquake struck off Taiwan on Thursday, causing buildings to shake violently in Taipei but with no immediate reports of damage or injury. The quake was of magnitude 6.2, the US Geological Survey which monitors earthquakes worldwide, initially said. It later downgraded this to 6.1. The quake struck off Yilan City on the island’s east coast at a depth of 73 kilometers (45 miles) at 9:19 pm local time (1319 […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Sarangani early Friday, December 11. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 2:40 a.m., had its epicenter 63 kilometers southwest of Kiamba. It had a depth of 486 kilometers and was tectonic in origin. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
