7.0-magnitude quake strikes off Mindanao: USGS
MANILA, Philippines — A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern Philippines Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage and a tsunami warning was not issued.
The quake hit about 310 kilometres (193 miles) southeast of Davao city on the main southern island of Mindanao at a depth of 95 kilometres at 8:23 pm local time (1223 GMT), according to USGS.
Residents in Jose Abad Santos town near the southern tip of the island lost electricity for about 15 minutes after the quake shook the region but there was no damage, police chief Captain Glabynarry Murillo told AFP.
"From our vantage point at the police station we saw many residents rushing outside," said Murillo.
"We also rushed outside because the police station is a three-storey building."
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology warned of aftershocks but said damage was not expected.
"It was felt extensively because it's a major earthquake but it's deep so it won't be damaging to the infrastructure because it's considerably far (from the island)," Renato Solidum, director of the institute, told DZBB radio station.
The Philippines is regularly rocked by quakes due to its position on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", an arc of intense seismic activity that stretches from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin.
Get the latest updates on the earthquake here. Main image by The STAR/Andy Zapata Jr.
A powerful 7.3 magnitude quake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Maluku province in the early hours of Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said in a statement.
There were no immediate reports of tsunami warnings, nor casualties or damage.
The offshore quake took place around 3:25 am local time (1825 GMT Wednesday) and hit at a depth of 166 kilometers (103 miles), about 120 kilometers northeast of the town of Lospalos. — AFP
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck the waters south of Balut Island, Sarangani on Sunday morning.
Phivolcs says the quake was recorded at around 10:22 a.m.
#EarthquakePH #EarthquakeDavaoOccidental
— PHIVOLCS-DOST (@phivolcs_dost) December 26, 2021
Earthquake Information No.1
Date and Time: 26 Dec 2021 - 10:22 AM
Magnitude = 5.4
Depth = 064 kilometers
Location = 02.17N, 126.75E - 388 km S 22° E of Balut Island (Municipality Of Sarangani) (Davao Occidental)https://t.co/jPRoHvoiJt pic.twitter.com/lfU12HFeGc
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Batangas at around 5:12 p.m. on Monday, Phivolcs says.
Intensity III was felt in Quezon City while Intensity II was reported in San Felipe, Zambales.
Instrumental Intensity I was also felt in Quezon City; Tagaytay City; Batangas City and Calatagan, Batangas.
#EarthquakePH #EarthquakeBatangas
— PHIVOLCS-DOST (@phivolcs_dost) December 13, 2021
Earthquake Information No.1
Date and Time: 13 Dec 2021 - 05:12 PM
Magnitude = 5.3
Depth = 099 kilometers
Location = 13.62N, 120.58E - 024 km S 13° W of Calatagan (Batangas)https://t.co/iuZHGZ7FzC pic.twitter.com/1tH54w0Vxa
A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck northern Peru on Sunday, destroying buildings including a church tower, injuring at least 10 people and sending shock waves across the region.
The strong quake hit at 5:52 am (1052 GMT) at a depth of 131 kilometers (81 miles), according to the Geophysical Institute of Peru.
Civil Defense authorities said at least 10 people were injured, while several houses were destroyed. — AFP
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake was felt in Looc, Occidental Mindoro at 1:12 a.m. on Monday, state volcanologists say.
The following intensities were reported:
Intensity IV
Calatagan, Lian, Lipa City, Malvar and Nasugbu, Batangas
Malolos City and Obando, Bulacan
Cavite City, General Trias City, Naic, Amadeo, Bacoor City, Dasmariñas City, Tagaytay City and Tanza, Cavite
Biñan City and Cabuyao City, Laguna
Las Piñas City; Malabon City; Mandaluyong City; City of Manila; Marikina City; Muntinlupa City; Parañaque City; San Juan City; Taguig City; Pateros, Metro Manila
Abra De Ilog, Looc, Lubang and Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro
Baco, Naujan and Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro
San Mateo and Taytay, Rizal
Intensity III
Santo Tomas City, Batangas
Makati City; Pasay City; Pasig City; Quezon City; Valenzuela City
Santa Cruz, Occidental Mindoro
Antipolo City
Socorro, Oriental Mindoro
Intensity II
Los Baños, Laguna
Palayan City, Nueva Ecija
Intensity I
Arayat, Pampanga
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