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(Eagle News) – A magnitude 5.8 quake shook New Zealand’s North Island at 7:53 a.m. local time in New Zealand (3:53 a.m. Manila time), according to GeoNet which provides geological hazard information for New Zealand. The quake was registered at 5.6 by the US Geological Survey (USGS) GeoNet said that quake was located 30 kilometers northwest of Levin, which is the largest town and seat of the Horowhenua District, in the Manawatū-Whanganui region […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental on Sunday, May 24. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 8:42 a.m., had its epicenter 77 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso. It had a depth of 23 km. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News) — A magnitude 5.4 quake rocked Aurora on Saturday morning, May 23, which was felt at intensity 6 in the province’s capital, Baler, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). Phivolcs updated its quake bulletin, and changed the earlier magnitude 5.1 reading of the quake to 5.4. It also added more areas where the quake was felt. The tectonic quake occurred at 10:10 a.m. Saturday, with a depth of only […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.2-magnitude quake hit Davao Oriental on Saturday, May 23. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 1:19 a.m., had its epicenter 113 kilometers southeast of Manay. It had a depth of 33 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–Six volcanic earthquakes were recorded at Taal within a 24-hour period. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quakes at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1, were “associated mainly with rock-fracturing processes beneath and around the edifice.” Weak steaming rising 50 meters high was also observed from fissure vents along the Daang Kastila Trail. PHIVOLCS reiterated its reminder sudden steam-driven or phreatic explosions, volcanic earthquakes, minor ashfall and lethal accumulations […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Wednesday night. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 9:56 p.m., had its epicenter seven kilometers southeast of Malita. It had a depth of 174 kilometers. The following intensity and instrumental intensities were recorded: Intensity: Intensity III – General Santos City Instrumental Intensities: Intensity III – General Santos City; Malungon, Sarangani Intensity II – Alabel, Sarangani Intensity I – Tupi, South […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Four people were killed and another 23 injured when an earthquake shook southwestern China’s Yunnan province, local authorities said Tuesday. The shallow quake in Qiaojia county struck late Monday evening, the Yunnan government said in a statement on its social media account. The quake hit near the city of Zhaotong, with a population of over six million, and registered 5.0-magnitude, according to China’s government seismology authority. State news agency Xinhua said […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Tuesday, May 19. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 3:14 a.m., had its epicenter 307 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. It had a depth of one kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News) — A 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental today. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 12:01 p.m., had its epicenter 272 km southeast of Sarangani. It had a depth of 60 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News) — A 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental early Monday, May 18. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 4:37 a.m., had its epicenter 260 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. It had a depth of 81 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck Sultan Kudarat early Sunday, May 17. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 4:32 a.m., had its epicenter 14 kilometers southeast of Columbio. It had a depth of 14 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were recorded: Intensity II – Malungon, Sarangani Intensity I – Tupi & Koronadal City, South Cotabato No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Friday, May 15, in a sparsely populated desert area on the border between Nevada and California, and has been followed by several aftershocks, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake hit at 4:03 am local time (1103 GMT) about 40 miles (60 kilometers) from the small, former mining town of Tonopah, Nevada, which is about halfway between Las Vegas and Reno. It had a depth of about […]
