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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — A 6.8 magnitude earthquake jolted a remote part of eastern Indonesia late Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami warning issued and no immediate reports of damage. The undersea quake struck at a depth of some 107 kilometers (66 miles) in the sea between Indonesia’s Maluku and East Timor at 22:50 local time (13:50 GMT). The epicenter was about 390 kilometers south of the city of […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental waters on Wednesday, May 6. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 10:53 a.m., had its epicenter 136 kilometers southeast of Manay. It had a depth of 51 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck Zamboanga del Sur today, May 5. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 5:43 a.m., had its epicenter five kilometers northeast of Dumingag. It had a depth of two kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck Leyte on Monday, May 4. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 7:26 a.m., had its epicenter 11 kilometers northeast of Albuera. It had a depth of one kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck Zamboanga del Sur on Friday, May 1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 10:38 a.m., had its epicenter four kilometers northeast of Pagadian City. It had a depth of 27 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck Leyte today, May 1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 4:15 a.m, had its epicenter seven kilometers southwest of Villaba. It had a depth of 11 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck Isabela on Thursday, April 30. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 5:48 p.m., had its epicenter 46 kilometers northeast of Palanan. It had a depth of eight kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Monday, April 27. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 7:48 a.m., had its epicenter 164 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos. It had a depth of 64 kilometers. The following instrumental intensity was recorded: Intensity I – Malungon and Alabel, Sarangani No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.7-magitude earthquake struck Ilocos Norte on Sunday, April 26. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 6:02 a.m., had its epicenter 78 kilometers northwest of Currimao. It had a depth of 34 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Friday, April 24. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 5:11 a.m., hit 293 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. It had a depth of 21 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)–The series of earthquakes that hit Batangas on Wednesday, April 22, are volcano-tectonic in origin. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said this means the 23 earthquakes that struck Mabini and adjacent areas of Balayan Bay since 10:30 a.m. were “associated with failure or breakage of rock material along faults and fractures beneath active volcanos.” PHIVOLCS said although the root causes of tectonic earthquakes, which the Batangas quakes were initially described due to […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck Southern Leyte on Wednesday, April 22. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 5:43 a.m., had its epicenter 10 kilometers northwest of Saint Bernard. It had a depth of three kilometers. The following intensities were reported: Intensity IV – Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte Intensity III – Anahawan, Hinunangan, Hinundayan, San Juan and Sogod, Southern Leyte Intensity II – Liloan, Southern Leyte No damage to […]
