Phivolcs monitoring possible magnitude 8 tremor after quake swarm off Surigao del Norte

Inquirer 04/29/2019

We have to be prepared always, says Phivolcs director MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said it continues to monitor a possible magnitude 8 earthquake following the more than 600 aftershocks connected to a…

4.2 quake hits off Tawi-Tawi

Inquirer.net 12/24/2018

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.2 quake struck off Tawi-Tawi on Christmas Eve, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Monday.…

6.3-magnitude Iran quake injures 716

AP 11/26/2018

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian authorities said Monday the number of injured in the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in western Iran the previous night has risen to 716. No fatalities were reported from the temblor. According to Iran’s state…

Quake disrupts Iloilo City classes

Inquirer.net 11/05/2018

CLASSES in all levels in Iloilo City were suspended Monday morning after a 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit the city. In a post on the official Facebook page of the government of Iloilo City, Mayor Jose Espinosa III ordered…

Strong quake shakes Indonesia

AFP 10/11/2018

Quake kills three, disrupts IMF summit An earthquake Thursday killed three people in Indonesia and rattled hotels where IMF delegates are attending a major summit, a fortnight after a quake-tsunami killed more than 2,000 elsewhere in the…

Trapped quake survivors rescued after days in rubble

Asia News Network, Inquirer.net, Jakarta Post 10/02/2018

Jakarta — A woman in Sigi regency, Central Sulawesi, has been rescued after being trapped for more than 48-hours in the ruins of her house, which crumbled when a 7.4 magnitude earthquake jolted the province last Friday.…

Quake-hit Indonesia starts burying dead in mass grave

AFP 10/01/2018

Indonesian volunteers began burying bodies in a mass grave with space for more than a thousand people on Monday, victims of a quake-tsunami that devastated swathes of Sulawesi and left authorities struggling to deal with the sheer…

Quake survivors deal with hunger, thirst

10/01/2018

PALU — In the wake of mass destruction caused by a 7.4-magnitude earthquake and the subsequent tsunami, survivors in Palu and Donggala in Central Sulawesi have been scrambling to salvage food supplies and other items, as aid…

384 killed in Indonesia quake, tsunami

AP 09/29/2018

Palu, Indonesia — A tsunami that hit two central Indonesian cities swept away buildings and at least several hundred people, dumping victims caught in its relentless path across a devastated landscape that rescuers were struggling to reach…

Quake cuts power in S. Mindanao

Inquirer.net 09/08/2018

DAVAO CITY – A magnitude-6.3 quake shook parts of southern Mindanao yesterday afternoon, causing panic, but so far there was no reported damage, according to the the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The tremor, which…

Toll from Japan quake rises to 18

AFP 09/07/2018

Japanese rescue workers with bulldozers and sniffer dogs scrabbled through the mud Friday to find survivors from a landslide that buried houses after a powerful quake, as the death toll rose to 18. Around 22 people are…

Japan quake, landslides leave at least 9 dead

AFP 09/06/2018

Devastating landslides caused by a powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake in northern Japan claimed at least nine lives on Thursday, with dozens still missing as homes were engulfed. Multiple, large-scale landslides struck the sparsely populated countryside, which was also…

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