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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — NASA on Tuesday released two audio clips of seismic activity on Mars after an “exquisitely sensitive” detector was set down on the planet’s surface late last year. The quakes, far too quiet to be picked up by the human ear, were recorded by the Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS) in May and July. Scientists hope that studying how seismic waves move through the planet’s interior will reveal the deep […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Norte on Monday, Sept. 30. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 82 kilometers southeast of General Luna at 2:10 p.m. Depth of focus was two kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
SANTIAGO, United States (AFP) — A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific off the coast of Chile on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. “There is a low likelihood of casualties and damage,” the USGS said of the earthquake, which it earlier reported as a magnitude 7.2, and which occurred 41 miles (66 kilometers) west-southwest of Constitucion, Chile. Chile’s National Seismological Center (CSN) put the quake at 6.6 magnitude. Despite the tremor’s […]
(Eagle News)–A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Sunday, Sept. 29. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 126 km southeast of Jose Abad Santos at 10:02 a.m. Depth of focus was 14 kilometers. An Intensity III was reported in Kidapawan City and Davao City. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Intensity IV – Kiamba and Alabel, Sarangani; General Santos City; Tupi, South Cotabato Intensity III – […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Norte on Saturday, Sept. 28. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit nine kilometers northeast of General Luna at 4:06 p.m. Depth of focus was three kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental on Friday, Sept. 27. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 170 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso at 4:21 p.m. Depth of focus was 46 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rocked Indonesia’s remote Maluku islands has risen to 23, the disaster agency said Friday, as more than 15,000 people were evacuated to shelters. Terrified residents ran into the streets as buildings fell in around them with the 6.5-magnitude tremor sparking landslides that buried at least one victim on Thursday. Among the confirmed dead was an infant, with many killed by falling debris in […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck Sarangani on Thursday, Sept. 26. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 19 kilometers northeast of Alabel at 4:46 p.m. Depth of focus was 29 kilometers. An instrumental intensity II was recorded in Alabel, Sarangani; and in General Santos. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
by Sultan Ambon Agence France Presse AMBON CITY, Indonesia (AFP) — At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured Thursday in a strong earthquake that rocked Indonesia’s remote Maluku islands, triggering landslides that buried at least one of the victims, the disaster agency said. Terrified residents ran into the streets as buildings fell in around them when the 6.5-magnitude quake hit in the morning. “At least 100 people were injured and more than […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit off the remote Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia Thursday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake struck about 37 kilometres (23 miles) offshore northeast of Ambon in Maluku province at 8:46 am local time, at a depth of 29 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage in the area, which has been […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental early Wednesday, Sept. 25. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 321 kilometers southeast of Tarragona at 12:55 a.m. Depth of focus was 40 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur on Monday night. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 58 kilometers northeast of Cagwait at 10:46 p.m. Depth of focus was seven kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
