Tag: Quake

3.1-magnitude quake jolts Leyte

(Eagle News)–A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck Leyte on Friday night, Nov. 29. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said on Saturday, Nov. 30, that the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 10 kilometers southwest of Capoocan at 9:09 p.m. Depth of focus was 7 kilometers. An intensity II was felt in Capoocan. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.

3.4-magnitude quake hits Davao Occidental

(Eagle News)–A 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental early Saturday, Nov. 30. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 103 kilometers southeast of Sarangani at 12:33 a.m. Depth of focus was 93 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.  

3.4-magnitude quake jolts Davao Occidental

(Eagle News)–A 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Friday, Nov. 29. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 194 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos at 8:29 p.m. Depth of focus was 60 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.  

3.7-magnitude quake hits Surigao del Norte

(Eagle News) — A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Friday, Nov. 29. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 38 kilometers southeast of General Luna at 11:28 a.m. Depth of focus was 11 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.

3.4-magnitude quake hits Occidental Mindoro

(Eagle News)–A 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro on Friday, Nov. 29. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 13 kilometers southwest of Mamburao at 4:41 a.m. Depth of focus was 25 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.

3.4-magnitude earthquake hits Cotabato

(Eagle News)–A 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck Cotabato on Thursday, Nov. 28. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit three kilometers southwest of Tulunan at 9 p.m. Depth of focus was 26 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.

Forty dead as families pulled from Albania earthquake rubble

  by Briseida MEMA Agence France Presse DURRËS, Albania (AFP) — The death toll from the most powerful earthquake to strike Albania in decades rose to 40 on Thursday after more bodies were pulled from the wreckage overnight in a tragedy that has wiped out whole families. The 6.4 magnitude earthquake rocked the Balkan state while people were sleeping just before 4:00 am (0300 GMT) on Tuesday, razing buildings and trapping victims beneath the debris […]

3.1-magnitude quake jolts Davao Oriental

(Eagle News) — A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental on Thursday, Nov. 28. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 156 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso at 12:48 p.m. Depth of focus was 76 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.

DFA: No Filipino reported hurt in 6.4-magnitude Albania quake

(Eagle News) — No Filipino was hurt in the 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Albania on Tuesday, Nov. 26. The Department of Foreign Affairs said this was according to the Philippine Honorary Consulate in Tirana that has jurisdiction over the area. The DFA said the Philippine Embassy in Rome, which has jurisdiction over Albania, is in constant communication with the consulate. The department said Filipino community leaders in Albania were also gathering the latest developments on […]

Albania races against time to find earthquake survivors

by Briseida MEMA THUMANE, Albania (AFP) — Emergency workers on Wednesday pulled dust-covered corpses from the ruins of an earthquake that has claimed 30 lives in Albania, as aftershocks hampered the second day of search efforts for survivors. The 6.4 magnitude earthquake that rattled the Balkan state early Tuesday morning was the most powerful and damaging in decades. In the hard-hit coastal city of Durres and the town of Thumane, apartments and hotels collapsed into […]

3.4-magnitude quake hits Sarangani

(Eagle News) — A 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck Sarangani on Wednesday, Nov. 27. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit seven kilometers southeast of Kiamba at 6:16 p.m. Depth of focus was 20 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were felt: Intensity III- General Santos, South Cotabato Intensity I- Kiamba, Sarangani No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.

3.9-magnitude quake hits Davao Occidental

(Eagle News) — A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Wednesday, Nov. 27. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 137 kilometers southeast of Sarangani at 9:38 a.m. Depth of focus was 10 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.