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(Eagle News) — A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Eastern Samar early Thursday, Nov. 26. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 1:28 a.m., had its epicenter 83 kilometers southeast of Guiuan. It had a depth of 49 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Tuesday, Nov. 24. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 6:55 a.m., had its epicenter 263 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. It had a depth of four kilometers. No damage nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News)–A strong earthquake struck Surigao del Sur on Monday, Nov. 16. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology earlier said the quake, which hit at 6:37 a.m., had a magnitude of 6.4. PHIVOLCS later downgraded this to 6. The earthquake had its epicenter 29 kilometers southeast of San Agustin, and a depth of 33 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Reported Intensities: Intensity V- City of Bislig, Surigao del Sur; Rosario, […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Batanes on Sunday, Nov. 15. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 7:15 a.m., had its epicenter 66 kilometers northwest of Itbayat. It had a depth of 16 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News)–A 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck Negros Occidental on Sunday, Nov. 15. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 3:10 a.m., had its epicenter 9 kilometers northwest of Sipalay. It had a depth of 13 kilometers. The following instrumental intensity was reported: Instrumental Intensity: Intensity II – Sipalay City No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News)–A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Masbate on Friday, Nov. 13. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 8:10 a.m., had its epicenter 25 kilometers northwest of Cataingan. It had a depth of 24 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Norte on Tuesday, Nov. 9. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 11:45 a.m., had its epicenter 17 kilometers southwest of General Luna. It had a depth of 45 kilometers. Instrumental intensity II was recorded in Surigao City. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
by Luana SARMINI-BUONACCORSI with Raziye Akkoc in Ankara BAYRAKLI, Turkey (AFP) — A three-year-old girl was pulled from rubble Tuesday, 91 hours after a powerful earthquake hit western Turkey, offering a ray of hope for grieving families as the death toll soared past 100. But only hours after Ayda Gezgin was miraculously recovered in the hard-hit town of Bayrakli, rescuers found the body of her mother Fidan, 38, in the same room of their destroyed […]
by Luana SARMINI-BUONACCORSI BAYRAKLI, Turkey (AFP) — Rescuers pulled two children from the rubble in a town in Turkey on Monday, providing hope nearly three days after a major earthquake hit the Aegean, killing 94 people and damaging or destroying dozens of buildings. Three-year-old Elif Perincek was rescued 65 hours after the 7.0-magnitude quake left a trail of destruction in western Turkey and eastern Greece on Friday, Turkey’s AFAD emergency authority said. Local media showed […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Zamboanga del Norte today, Nov. 2. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 2:29 p.m., had its epicenter 86 kilometers northwest of Labason. It had a depth of 32 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
BAYRAKLI, TURKEY (AFP) — Rescue workers were searching eight buildings in Izmir Sunday, despite dwindling hope for survivors, as the death toll of a powerful magnitude earthquake which hit western Turkey rose to 49. The 7.0-magnitude quake has also injured 896 in Turkey, the Turkish emergency authority AFAD said, after striking on Friday afternoon near the west coast town of Seferihisar in Izmir province. More than 200 people were in hospital, AFAD said, and […]
by Raziye Akkoc Agence France Presse Rescuers raced against the clock to save people trapped under rubble in Turkey and Greece on Saturday as anguished mourners buried the first victims of a powerful earthquake that claimed 39 lives. The 7.0-magnitude quake killed 37 people and injured nearly 900 in Turkey after striking on Friday afternoon near the west coast town of Seferihisar in Izmir province. Also killing two teenagers on their way home from […]
