COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 24, 2010) – Four earthquakes shook Mindanao on Saturday morning, but there were no reports of injuries or serious damage to structures in the southern Philippine region, the United States Geological Survey said.
It said the earthquakes hit in quick succession in the Moro Gulf. The magnitudes of the earthquakes were recorded at 7.3 at a depth of a little over 604 kilometers whose epicenter was located 102 kilometers southwest of Cotabato; 5.4 at a depth of 594.8 kilometers and the epicenter was located 95 kilometers west-southwest of Cotabato.
The third earthquake, whose magnitude was 7.6, occurred at a depth of 576.3 kilometers. Its epicenter was traced 115 kilometers southwest of Cotabato and the fourth had a 7.4 magnitude at a depth of 616.7 kilometers and epicenter was located 121 kilometers southwest of Cotabato. It was felt in several areas near Cotabato.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center based in Hawaii said the earthquake did not generate tsunami.
The Philippines sits on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, a 40,000-kilometer area where large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean. It has more than 400 volcanoes and sometimes called the circum-Pacific seismic belt. (With a report from Mark Navales)
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
Quakes jolt Mindanao
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Agusan province, niyanig ng lindol
COTABATO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / July 1, 2009) – Niyanig ng lindol kahapon ang lalawigan ng Agusan del Sur sa rehiyon ng Caraga sa Mindanao, ngunit walang inulat na nasawi o nasirang mga gusali.
Ayon sa alert na inilabas ng Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology ay naitala ang lakas ng lindol sa 3.7 sa Richter scale. Naganap ang lindol dakong alas 10.30 ng umaga halos 23 kilometro mula sa bayan ng Prosperidad.
Tinatayang mahigit sa tatlong kilometro ang lalim sa lupa ng pinagmulan nito. Naramdaman rin umano sa ibat-ibang bahagi ng rehiyon ang lindol.
Ang Pilipinas ay nasa tinatawag na “Ring of Fire,” isang malaking area sa mundo, particular sa Pacific Ocean, na kung saan ay madalas ang mga seismic at volcanic activity.
Kasama sa Ring of Fire ang Andes Mountains sa South America, ang coastal regions ng western Central at North America, ang Aleutian at Kuril islands, ang Kamchatka Peninsula sa Japan, ang Taiwan at eastern Indonesia, gayun rin ang New Zealand at mga isla sa western Pacific. (Mindanao Examiner)
Ayon sa alert na inilabas ng Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology ay naitala ang lakas ng lindol sa 3.7 sa Richter scale. Naganap ang lindol dakong alas 10.30 ng umaga halos 23 kilometro mula sa bayan ng Prosperidad.
Tinatayang mahigit sa tatlong kilometro ang lalim sa lupa ng pinagmulan nito. Naramdaman rin umano sa ibat-ibang bahagi ng rehiyon ang lindol.
Ang Pilipinas ay nasa tinatawag na “Ring of Fire,” isang malaking area sa mundo, particular sa Pacific Ocean, na kung saan ay madalas ang mga seismic at volcanic activity.
Kasama sa Ring of Fire ang Andes Mountains sa South America, ang coastal regions ng western Central at North America, ang Aleutian at Kuril islands, ang Kamchatka Peninsula sa Japan, ang Taiwan at eastern Indonesia, gayun rin ang New Zealand at mga isla sa western Pacific. (Mindanao Examiner)
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Strong Quake Hits Southern Philippines
KIDAPAWAN CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 25, 2008) - An earthquake measuring 6.2 in the Richter Scale shook the southern Philippines on Thursday, but there were no reports of casualties or injuries.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck at 11:20 a.m. local time (10:20 p.m. ET) at about 55 kilometers (35 miles) southeast of General Santos at a depth of 207 kilometers (129 miles). It was also felt in other areas nearby.
"It was strong. My chair was shaking and I thought I was going to fall from where I sit," said Geonarri Solmerano, the Mindanao Examiner photojournalist in Kidapawan City.
The Philippines is located in the so-called "Ring of Fire," an area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions encircling the basin of the Pacific Ocean.
In a 40,000 km horseshoe shape, it is associated with a nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and volcanic belts and plate movements.
The Ring of Fire has 452 volcanoes and is home to over 75% of the world's active and dormant volcanoes. It is sometimes called the circum-Pacific belt or the circum-Pacific seismic belt. (Mindanao Examiner)
Thursday, March 15, 2007
South RP Hit By Quake
DAVAO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / 15 Mar) – An earthquake measuring 5.7 in the Richter Scale shook the southern Philippine port city of General Santos, but there were no reports of injuries or damage to structures.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the earthquake occurred at around 06:07:54.80 UTC. Philippine authorities said there were no reports of casualties.
The USGS said the earthquake was traced at 262 miles (422 km) Southeast of General Santos and 336 miles (541 km) South-Southeast of Davao.
The Philippines lies in the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire," where tremors, some caused by volcanic activity, are common. (With a report from Romy Bwaga)
The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the earthquake occurred at around 06:07:54.80 UTC. Philippine authorities said there were no reports of casualties.
The USGS said the earthquake was traced at 262 miles (422 km) Southeast of General Santos and 336 miles (541 km) South-Southeast of Davao.
The Philippines lies in the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire," where tremors, some caused by volcanic activity, are common. (With a report from Romy Bwaga)
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Earthquake Rattles Mindanao Anew, 2nd In Two Days
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / 16 Jan) – A moderate earthquake measuring 4.7 magnitude in the Richter scale was reported Tuesday off Mindanao island, the second to hit the southern Philippines in just two days.
The temblor, which occurred at around 04:36:14.4 UTC (12:36 2007 local time), was traced at 6 km east of Cortez and 16 km north of Tandag towns in Surigao del Sur province, according to a report by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.
It was also felt in Butuan City in Agusan del Norte province, about 84 km northeast of Surigao. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage to small buildings or structures, but the earthquake was the second to rattle Mindanao.
A 4.9 magnitude earthquake also struck the southern port city of General Santos on Sunday.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the tremor was traced 212 miles (341 km) southeast of General Santos and was also felt in the cities of Davao and Cotabato.
The areas have been struck by sporadic tremors since November last year and had caused tsunami scares.
On Saturday, small tsunami waves hit northern and eastern Japan after a powerful earthquake in the Pacific.
The USGS said the quake’s magnitude was recorded at 8.2 in the Richter scale and was located in the northern Pacific, 525 km (325 miles) east northeast of Kurilsk, Kurile Islands, and 1,710 km (1,065 miles) northeast of Tokyo.
Tsunami warnings were also prompted in the Philippines, Russia and as far as Alaska, including Guam and Taiwan.
A 40-cm (16-inch) wave was reported at Chichijima in the Ogasawara islands, some 1,200 km (750 miles) south of Tokyo, and several smaller waves on Hokkaido and northern Japan, but there were no reports of injuries and no immediate reports of damage.
Filipino seismologists said the Philippines lies in the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire," where tremors, some caused by volcanic activity, are common.
In March last year, fears of undersea volcanic eruptions and threats of deadly tsunamis have triggered an exodus of people in many coastal towns in the southern Philippine province of Surigao del Norte.
Tsunami is series of catastrophic ocean waves generated by submarine movements, which may be caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or undersea landslides.
Tsunamis usually occur in the Pacific Ocean following earthquakes over magnitude 6.5 on the Richter scale. On August 16, 1976, a tsunami generated by a quake in Mindanao killed more than 10,000 people in the Moro Gulf region -- coastal communities in the Sulu archipelago, Zamboanga Peninsula, Lanao provinces, North Cotabato, Maguindanao, and Sultan Kudarat provinces. (Mindanao Examiner)
The temblor, which occurred at around 04:36:14.4 UTC (12:36 2007 local time), was traced at 6 km east of Cortez and 16 km north of Tandag towns in Surigao del Sur province, according to a report by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.
It was also felt in Butuan City in Agusan del Norte province, about 84 km northeast of Surigao. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage to small buildings or structures, but the earthquake was the second to rattle Mindanao.
A 4.9 magnitude earthquake also struck the southern port city of General Santos on Sunday.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the tremor was traced 212 miles (341 km) southeast of General Santos and was also felt in the cities of Davao and Cotabato.
The areas have been struck by sporadic tremors since November last year and had caused tsunami scares.
On Saturday, small tsunami waves hit northern and eastern Japan after a powerful earthquake in the Pacific.
The USGS said the quake’s magnitude was recorded at 8.2 in the Richter scale and was located in the northern Pacific, 525 km (325 miles) east northeast of Kurilsk, Kurile Islands, and 1,710 km (1,065 miles) northeast of Tokyo.
Tsunami warnings were also prompted in the Philippines, Russia and as far as Alaska, including Guam and Taiwan.
A 40-cm (16-inch) wave was reported at Chichijima in the Ogasawara islands, some 1,200 km (750 miles) south of Tokyo, and several smaller waves on Hokkaido and northern Japan, but there were no reports of injuries and no immediate reports of damage.
Filipino seismologists said the Philippines lies in the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire," where tremors, some caused by volcanic activity, are common.
In March last year, fears of undersea volcanic eruptions and threats of deadly tsunamis have triggered an exodus of people in many coastal towns in the southern Philippine province of Surigao del Norte.
Tsunami is series of catastrophic ocean waves generated by submarine movements, which may be caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or undersea landslides.
Tsunamis usually occur in the Pacific Ocean following earthquakes over magnitude 6.5 on the Richter scale. On August 16, 1976, a tsunami generated by a quake in Mindanao killed more than 10,000 people in the Moro Gulf region -- coastal communities in the Sulu archipelago, Zamboanga Peninsula, Lanao provinces, North Cotabato, Maguindanao, and Sultan Kudarat provinces. (Mindanao Examiner)
Saturday, November 04, 2006
Moderate Quake Reported In South RP
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (Mindanao Examiner / 04 Nov) - A moderate earthquake shook the southern Philippine port city of General Santos on Saturday, but there were no reports of damage or injuries, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
It said the epicenter of the quake, measuring 5.4 in the Richter Scale, was traced about 171 km east-southeast of General Santos (5.927°N, 126.125°E).
An earthquake alert by the U.S. Geological Survey said the temblor occured at around 2.19 p.m. (local time).Philippine authorities reported no damage or injuries. (Mindanao Examiner)
It said the epicenter of the quake, measuring 5.4 in the Richter Scale, was traced about 171 km east-southeast of General Santos (5.927°N, 126.125°E).
An earthquake alert by the U.S. Geological Survey said the temblor occured at around 2.19 p.m. (local time).Philippine authorities reported no damage or injuries. (Mindanao Examiner)
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