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(Eagle News)–A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental early Friday, May 15. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 2:55 a.m., had its epicenter 59 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso. It had a depth of 134 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines. This is according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, which issued the advisory after a strong earthquake hit Santa Cruz Islands in the Pacific on Wednesday, May 13 (Philippine time). PHIVOLCS said the quake had a magnitude of 6.6 but the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre pegged it at 6.6. The EMSC said the depth was 129 kilometers.
(Eagle News)–A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Tuesday, May 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 10:29 p.m., had its epicenter 23 kilometers northeast of San Isidro. It had a depth of 11 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Zambales on Tuesday, May 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 3:46 p.m., had its epicenter 10 kilometers southwest of Palauig. It had a depth of 42 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were recorded: Intensities Intensity III – Mayantoc, Tarlac Intensity II – Masinloc, Zambales; Mandaluyong City & Marikina City Intensity I – Botolan, Zambales; City of Manila Instrumental Intensity: Intensity […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental on Tuesday, May 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 7:33 a.m., had its epicenter 87 kilometers northeast of Baganga. It had a depth of 2 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
ROME, Italy (AFP) — A mild earthquake shook Rome early Monday but there were no immediate reports of damage, emergency services said. Firefighters said they had received numerous inquiries from people after the tremor struck shortly after 5:00 am (0300 GMT), estimated at 3.3 magnitudes by the National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology. Rome is not directly situated in a zone of strong seismic activity, but stronger earthquakes in the neighboring Abruzzi region have often […]
(Eagle News)–A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro early Sunday, May 10, with the tremor felt in parts of Metro Manila. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 3:18 a.m., had its epicenter 20 kilometers northeast of Lubang. It had a depth of 76 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensities Intensity IV – Makati City; City of Manila; Parañaque City Intensity III – Malabon City; Mandaluyong […]
(Eagle News)–Nine volcanic earthquakes were monitored in a 24-hour period at Taal, which remains on alert level 1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquakes were “associated mainly with rock-fracturing processes beneath and around the edifice.” PHIVOLCS reminded the public that at alert level 1, “sudden steam-driven or phreatic explosions, volcanic earthquakes, minor ashfall and lethal accumulations or expulsions of volcanic gas can occur and threaten areas within the Taal Volcano Island […]
(Eagle News)-A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck Pangasinan on Saturday, May 9. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 6:53 a.m., had its epicenter 14 kilometers southwest of Agno. It had a depth of 39 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks.
(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Friday, May 8. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 8:18 a.m., had its epicenter 431 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. It had a depth of 33 kiometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — An earthquake jolted Tehran shortly early on Friday, causing panicked residents to flee buildings for the safety of the streets, AFP journalists reported. The quake struck the Iranian capital at around 00:45 am (2015 GMT) and lasted several seconds, the AFP journalists reported. The website of the Tehran University Seismological Centre was inaccessible. However, according to the Twitter account of the EMSC earthquake monitoring service, it was 4.8 magnitude and its […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the waters of Davao Occidental early Thursday, May 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 3:32 a.m., had its epicenter 407 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. It had a depth of one kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
