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BEIJING, China (AFP) –The toll from a strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China rose to 12 dead and 134 injured on Tuesday as rescuers pulled bodies and survivors from wrecked buildings. More than 4,000 people were relocated as dozens of structures were damaged or collapsed following late Monday’s earthquake outside Yibin in Sichuan province, according to the city government. State broadcaster CCTV showed footage of rescuers bringing a survivor out of the rubble of […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck China’s southwestern Sichuan province on Monday, leaving at least six people dead and 75 others hurt, officials and state media said. Rescuers were rushing to affected areas in heavy rain near the epicenter, which was located outside the city of Yibin, the Xinhua news agency reported. The quake occurred at about 10:55 pm (1455 GMT) at a depth of 16 kilometers (10 miles), according to the […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Monday, June 17. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 80 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos at 10:02 a.m. The depth of focus was 19 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental on Friday, May 31. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 44 kilometers northeast of Baganga at 6:40 a.m. The depth of focus was 20 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
by Carlos MANDUJANO Agence France Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) — The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rocked parts of Peru and neighboring Ecuador rose to two on Monday, with more than 30 people injured, authorities said. Sunday’s 8.0-earthquake hit a sparsely populated region of Peru’s Amazon basin region but was felt over a wide area. Reports were still coming in Monday from remote areas affected by the quake, which also rattled the […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Monday, May 27. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, struck 7 kilometers southeast of San Isidro at 8:47 a.m. The depth of focus was 4 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.1-magnitude earthquake hit Surigao del Norte on Saturday, May 25. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, struck 3 kilometers southwest of Santa Monica at 8:12 a.m. The depth of focus was 13 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck Masbate on Monday, May 20. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 4 kilometers northeast of Pio. V. Corpuz in Limbuhan at 6:45 a.m. An instrumental intensity I was reported in the cities of Masbate and Legazpi. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Wednesday, May 15. The quake, an aftershock of the 5.5-magnitude quake that hit the province on April 26, struck 67 kilometers southeast of General Luna at 10:30 a.m. The depth of focus was 17 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
PANAMA CITY, Panama (AFP) — A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Panama on Sunday, injuring at least five people and causing damage to businesses and homes, officials said. The strong quake struck at a depth of 37 kilometers (23 miles) in the far west of the country near the Costa Rican border, according to the US Geological Survey. The National Civil Protection System, or Sinaproc, said five people were hurt and four homes were damaged in the […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.9-magnitude earthquake rocked Davao Oriental on Monday, May 13. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck 83 kilometers southeast of General Generoso at 6:55 a.m. The earthquake, which was of tectonic origin, had a depth of focus of 17 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Cagayan on Sunday, May 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 38 kilometers northwest of Calayan at 4:59 p.m. An intensity III was reported in Aparri, Cagayan. The following instrumental intensities were also recorded: Intensity II – Laoag City, Ilocos Norte; Claveria, Cagayan No damage to property was recorded but aftershocks are expected.
