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(Eagle News)–A mild 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck Cagayan on Monday, Nov. 11. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 40 kilometers northeast of Claveria at 6:54 a.m. Depth of focus was 21 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck Davao del Sur on Sunday, Nov. 10. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 22 kilometers southwest of Davao City at 1:30 a.m. Depth of focus was 11 kilometers. The following were recorded: Intensity: Intensity IV – Davao City Instrumental Intensity: Intensity I – Kidapawan City No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Saturday, Nov. 9. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 225 kilometers southeast of Sarangani at 3:57 a.m. Depth of focus was 70 kilometers. The following instrumental intensity was recorded: Instrumental Intensity: Intensity II – Malungon, Sarangani No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck Eastern Visayas on Friday, Nov. 8. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 33 kilometers southwest of Guiuan, Eastern Samar at 1:31 p.m. The following instrumental intensities were recorded: Intensity IV – Borongan City Intensity III – Palo, Leyte and San Francisco, Southern Leyte Intensity II – Surigao City Intensity I – Ormoc City; Gingoog City No damage to property was expected but […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) –An earthquake in northwestern Iran on Friday killed three people and injured 20, according to the first official reports on state television. The shallow 5.9-magnitude quake struck about 120 kilometers (75 miles) southeast of the city of Tabriz, in East Azerbaijan Province, in the early hours of the morning, the Iranian Seismological Center said. The quake, described as “moderate”, was eight kilometers (five miles) deep and was followed by four aftershocks. The […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — A shallow 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Iran early Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake struck around 60 kilometers (35 miles) from the town of Hastrud, in East Azerbaijan Province, shortly before 2.30am (2300 GMT). The USGS issued an alert warning that “significant casualties are likely and the disaster is potentially widespread”. Iran sits where two major tectonic plates meet and see frequent seismic activity. The country has […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Friday, Nov. 8. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 78 kilometers southeast of Sarangani at 6:41 a.m. Depth of focus was 175 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A mild 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck Cotabato on Thursday, Nov. 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 18 kilometers southeast of Tulunan at 3:13 p.m. Depth of focus was 30 kilometers. The following intensity and instrumental intensities were recorded: Intensity: Intensity II – Kidapawan City Instrumental Intensities: Intensity III – Malungon, Sarangani Intensity II – Kidapawan City No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News) — A mild 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck Cotabato early Wednesday, Nov. 6. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 11 kilometers southwest of Makilala at 3:58 a.m. Depth of focus was 25 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded. Under the Richter scale, earthquakes ranging from magnitudes 3.0 to 3.9 are felt but rarely cause damage.
(Eagle News)–A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Monday, Nov. 4. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 126 kilometers southeast of Sarangani at 2:03 a.m. Depth of focus was 11 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) –A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Tuesday, but there was no threat of a tsunami, officials said. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the shallow undersea quake hit about 134 kilometers (83 miles) west of Neiafu, the country’s second-largest town. It said the temblor was not expected to have caused significant damage. The quake was not felt in Tonga’s capital, Nuku’alofa, […]
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook Chile on Monday, rattling buildings in the capital while a big anti-government demonstration was under way. The quake struck at 6:53 pm (2153 GMT) with its epicenter near the northern town of Illapel, the US Geological Survey said. Strong and prolonged shaking was felt in the capital. Chile’s National Seismological Center measured the quake at magnitude 6.1, revising down an earlier estimate of 6.3. There were […]
