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(Eagle News)–A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro on Sunday, Aug. 11. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 27 kilometers southwest of Looc at 5:10 a.m. Depth of focus was 24 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Batanes on Friday, Aug. 9. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, an aftershock of the series of earthquakes in the province on July 27, hit 3 kilometers southwest of Itbayat at 10:51 a.m Depth of focus was 17 kilometers. An intensity III was felt in Itbayat, PHIVOLCS said. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.4-magnitude earthquake hit Davao Oriental early Friday, Aug. 9. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 6 kilometers northeast of Mati at 3:43 a.m. Depth of focus was 1 kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.7-magnitude quake hit Davao Occidental on Thursday, Aug. 8. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 85 kilometers southwest of Sarangani at 6:43 a.m. Depth of focus was 87 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — A 5.9-magnitude earthquake that rattled Taiwan on Thursday killed one woman and caused temporary power outages that affected over 10,000 homes, authorities said. Tremors were felt across the island and high-rises in Taipei swayed as the quake struck off the northeastern coast at dawn, waking sleeping residents. A 60-year-old woman was killed outside the capital after a closet fell on her during the quake, the National Fire Agency said. More than […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Sarangani on Wednesday, Aug. 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 142 kilometers southwest of Kiamba at 1:11 p.m. Depth of focus of the quake was 498 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Antique on Tuesday night. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 34 kilometers southwest of Laua-an at 7:18 p.m. Depth of focus was one kilometer. The following intensities were recorded: Intensity III – Laua-an, Antique Intensity II – Patnongon and Barbaza, Antique The following instrumental intensities were also recorded: Intensity II – Culasi, Antique Intensity I – San Jose de Buenavista, Sebaste and […]
by Ganis Bungsu Agence France Presse BANTEN, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesian authorities lifted a tsunami warning late Friday after a powerful earthquake earlier struck off the southern coast of heavily populated Java island. The 6.9 magnitude quake registered at a depth 52.8 kilometres (33 miles), some 150 kilometres (90 miles) from Labuan, southwest of the capital Jakarta, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Panicked residents fled their homes as the quake hit, […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck near the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued. USGS said the quake hit about 178 kilometers (110 miles) northwest of the capital Port Vila at 2:02 am (1502 GMT Wednesday) at a depth of 179 kilometers. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no tsunami threat from the quake. USGS said there was […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental on Monday, July 29. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 185 kilometers southeast of Tarragona at 6:49 a.m. Depth of focus was 33 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News) – A magnitude 6.4 quake shook Itbayat, Batanes on Saturday morning, July 27, about three hours after another quake of a slightly lower magnitude struck the area. The tectonic quake’s epicenter was at 19 kilometers northwest of Itbayat, Batanes and had a depth of 43 kilometers. It struck the area at 7:38 a.m., the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said. The quake was also felt at intensity 4 in Basco, […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao Del Sur on Friday, July 26. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, an aftershock of the July 13 5.5-magnitude quake, hit 4 kilometers northeast of Carrascal at 2:56 a.m. Depth of focus was 1 kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
