DILG mobilizes emergency teams to help earthquake victims in Mindanao

Adrian Parungao 11/18/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has dispatched emergency personnel to respond to the earthquake victims. This operation comes, in the aftermath of a magnitude 6.8 tremor that rocked several provinces in Mindanao on…

Bongbong Marcos: No need to cut short US trip amid Mindanao quake

Nestor Corrales 11/18/2023

SAN FRANCISCO — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said there was no need to cut short his week-long trip to the United States following the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Mindanao on Friday afternoon. Speaking to reporters…

Earthquake in Mindanao: Death toll rises to 7, says OCD

Angeline Marcelino - @inquirerdotnet 11/18/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The fatalities or deaths due to the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that hit several areas in Mindanao have risen from the initial two to seven, Office of Civil Defense (OCD) told INQUIRER.net on Saturday, November…

Earthquake hits Mindanao: Couple killed after wall collapses on their shanty

Allen V. Estabillo, Edwin O. Fernandez - @inquirerdotnet 11/18/2023

GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The magnitude 6.8 earthquake, which jolted parts of Mindanao on Friday afternoon, has claimed the lives of a couple, who were killed when a concrete wall collapsed on their shanty when the temblor…

General Santos Airport sustains hairline cracks after Sarangani quake

Luisa Cabato 11/17/2023

MANILA, Philippines —“Hairline cracks” were found on the terminal building of the General Santos Airport after the magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Sarangani, Davao Oriental, on Friday afternoon. “Hairline cracks were noted on some of the airport’s columns. The…

No tsunami threat after 6.8 quake off Sarangani town – Phivolcs

John Eric Mendoza 11/17/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) ruled out the possibility of a tsunami after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit in the waters off Sarangani town in Davao Occidental on Friday. In its…

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake jolts Sarangani on Friday

John Eric Mendoza 11/17/2023

MANILA, Philippines (Updated) — A magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked Sarangani in Davao Occidental on Friday, state seismologists said. The tectonic quake occurred 30 kilometers southwest of the said area at 4:14 pm and had a shallow depth…

Earthquake rocks Cebu on Friday dawn

Angeline Marcelino 11/17/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.0 earthquake shook the province of Cebu early Friday, November 17, 2023, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The tectonic quake occurred at 4:28 a.m. at a depth of…

Nepal earthquake: Tears of a child as Nepalis cremate the dead

11/06/2023

Jajarkot, Nepal—The wails of eight-year-old Prem Kala Kami echoed across her Nepali village on Sunday, as the shroud-wrapped bodies of her parents and two of her brothers lay beside her awaiting cremation. The remote village of Chiuri was…

Earthquake hits Nepal; death toll now 128

Reuters 11/04/2023

KATHMANDU — At least 128 people were killed and dozens injured in Nepal when a strong earthquake struck the western area of Jajarkot, officials said on Saturday, as houses in the area collapsed and buildings as far…

Earthquake shakes Nepal; 69 dead

Reuters 11/04/2023

KATHMANDU — A strong earthquake struck the western area of Jajarkot in Nepal on Friday, killing at least 69 people and injuring dozens. Witnesses said that the houses in the area collapsed and buildings as far as…

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Timor, Indonesia

11/02/2023

An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck the Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province on Thursday, November 2, 2023, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The Indonesian geological agency (BMKG) pegged the magnitude at 6.3 with no tsunami potential.…

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