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(Eagle News)–A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck Tarlac on Tuesday, April 21. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 2:41 p.m., had its epicenter 2 kilometers northwest of Tarlac City. It had a depth of 13 kilometers. The following intensities were recorded: Intensity II – Palayan City, Nueva Ecija Intensity I – San Jose, Nueva Ecija No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)–A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck Cavite on Monday, April 20. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 11:04 a.m., had its epicenter 10 kilometers southeast of Silang. It had a depth of two kilometers. The following intensities are reported: Intensity II – Tanauan City, Batangas Intensity I – Talisay, Batangas No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News) – A magnitude 5.1 quake struck 168 kilometers southeast of Sarangani in Davao Occidental Sunday night, April 19, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). The quake of tectonic origin had a depth of 132 kilometers and occurred 9:09 p.m. Sunday. The tremor was also felt in Malungon, Sarangani at an Instrumental intensity of 2. Instrumental intensity 1 was recorded in Alabel and Kiamba, Sarangani; Koronadal City and Tupi, […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan early Monday, according to the US Geological Survey, but no tsunami warning was issued. The epicenter of the earthquake was 41.7 kilometers (26 miles) beneath the Pacific seabed, less than 50 kilometers off the coast of Miyagi prefecture, the USGS said on its website, rating the risk of casualties and damage as low. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) put the […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck Leyte today. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 7:34 a.m., had its epicenter 10 kilometers southeast. It had a depth of one kilometer. The following intensities were recorded: Instrumental Intensities: Intensity III – Ormoc City Intensity II – Naval, Biliran Intensity I – Borongan City No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental today. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 12:42 p.m., had its epicenter 74 kilometers southeast of Tarragona. It had a depth of 23 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AFP) — A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Honduras on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or fatalities. The shallow quake was recorded around 90 miles (150 kilometers) north of the Honduran coastline shortly after 2:00 am (0800 GMT). The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was “no significant threat” of a tsunami. © Agence France-Presse
(Eagle News)–A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Batanes on Wednesday, April 15. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 10:01 a.m., struck 66 kilometers southeast of Sabtang. The depth of the quake was measured at 8 kilometers. The following intensities were reported: Intensity III – Basco, Ivana, Mahatao, Uyugan and Basco, Batanes; Calayan, Cagayan Intensity II – Itbayat, Batanes No damage to property was recorded but aftershocks were expected. Earlier, […]
(Eagle News)–A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck Samar today, April 15. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 9:07 a.m., had its epicenter 14 kilometers northeast of Basey. Depth of focus was 99 kilometers. The following intensities were felt: Intensity IV – Basey and Sta. Rita, Samar; Tacloban City Intensity III – Catbalogan City, Samar; Barugo, Palo, and Pastrana, Leyte; Lawaan, Eastern Samar; Intensity II – Abuyog, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Dulag, […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Tawi-Tawi on Monday night. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 10:22 p.m., had its epicenter 420 kilometers southeast of South Ubian. It had a depth of three kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck Antique on Monday, April 13. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 9:22 a.m., had its epicenter 18 kilometers northwest of Patnongon. It had a depth of focus of five kilometers. Instrumental I was recorded in San Jose de Buenavista, Sebaste and Culasi. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Sunday, April 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 352 kilometers southeast of Sarangani at 4:23 a.m. Its depth was 14 kilometers. No damage to property was recorded but aftershocks were.
