There are no reports of Filipinos killed or injured during the 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan over the weekend, the Philippine Embassy in Islamabad said on Wednesday, Sept. 3. “As of this time, there are no reports of Filipino casualties or injuries. No Filipino...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An earthquake in Afghanistan’s east has killed more than 610 people, injured over 1,300 and destroyed numerous villages, a spokesman for the Taliban government said Monday. The 6.0 magnitude quake late Sunday hit a series of towns in the province of Kunar, near the...
Muntinlupa residents were warned with a siren on Aug. 20 as a 5.1 earthquake struck Calaca, Batangas. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred at 12:43 a.m. Immediately following the earthquake, the Muntinlupa City Department...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that a magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Batangas province at 12:43 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 20. The earthquake’s epicenter was located 2 kilometers southwest of Calaca City, Batangas, at a depth of 10 kilometers. Phivolcs...
PALU, Indonesia (AP) — A magnitude 5.8 undersea earthquake shook the eastern side of Indonesia on Sunday morning, injuring 29 people, including two in critical condition. The quake struck 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) north of Poso district in Central Sulawesi province, according to the U.S....
At 12:11 a.m. on Aug. 17, 1976, a powerful earthquake triggered the Philippines’ deadliest tsunami, causing widespread devastation across Southern Mindanao. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the magnitude 8.1 earthquake, known as the strongest in the...
ISTANBUL (AP) — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Turkey’s northwestern province of Balikesir on Sunday, killing at least one person and causing more than a dozen buildings to collapse, officials said. At least 29 people were injured. The earthquake, with an epicenter in the town of Sindirgi,...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said there is no tsunami threat to the country following a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia’s Kuril Islands on Sunday, Aug. 3. Based on preliminary data, the offshore quake occurred at a depth of 41...
DAVAO CITY – Government suspended all sea travel here on Wednesday, July 30, as a precautionary measure after the magnitude-8.8 earthquake in Russia that resulted in a tsunami alert. The Davao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office reported “calm to slight seas and ongoing low...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) lifted its tsunami advisory at 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30, after observing no significant sea level disturbances following the magnitude 8.7 earthquake off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia. Phivolcs said sea level data from...
DAVAO CITY – Several provinces and local government units (LGUs) in the Davao region have suspended classes and work due to a tsunami warning issued by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday. In an advisory, Phivolcs instructed those living in coastal...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of Buguey in Cagayan province is on alert for a tsunami generated by an 8.8-earthquake in the Russian Far East on Wednesday. The MDRRMO has coordinated with the Philippine Coast Guard for a preemptive evacuation...
