M 4.8 in Philippines on 01 Jul 2024 05:53 UTC

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Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - 6 km west of Panabo, Davao, Philippines, on Wednesday, Jul 3, 2024, at 02:26 am (GMT +8)

2024-07-02T20:48+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Davao , a city of 1.2 million people in the Philippines , in 26 km (16 mi) distance south of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking.

Moderate magnitude 4.9 quake hits 76 km northeast of Surigao City, Philippines late at night

2024-07-02T18:08+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred only 24 minutes ago 76 km northeast of Surigao City, Philippines , the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported. The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 94 km beneath the epicenter near Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Caraga, Philippines, late....

Elevated gas emissions logged at Kanlaon anew

2024-07-02T18:02+0200philstar (en)

MANILA, Philippines State volcanologists have recorded another elevated sulfur dioxide emissions at Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island. The volcano spewed 5,083 tons of sulfur dioxide yesterday, the second highest emission recorded so far this year, and the third since the monitoring started,....

2 earthquakes hit Quezon island town

2024-07-02T16:13+0200inquirer (en)

LUCENA CITY, QUEZON, Philippines Two successive earthquakes of tectonic origin were recorded in the island town of Jomalig in Quezon province early Tuesday night, July 2. The Philippine Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said a magnitude of 4.2 earthquake was logged 55 kilometers northeast at 7:32 p.

Moderate mag. 4.2 earthquake - 95 km north of Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte, Bicol, Philippines, on Tuesday, Jul 2, 2024, at 07:32 pm (GMT +8)

2024-07-02T13:53+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Jose Panganiban , a town with 21,000 inhabitants in the Philippines , in 95 km (59 mi) distance south of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located....

Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - Maluku Sea, 64 km southeast of Pulau Kaburuang Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Tuesday, Jul 2, 2024, at 11:01 am (GMT +8)

2024-07-02T05:25+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

A moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake occurred in the Maluku Sea near Pulau Kaburuang island, Indonesia, in the morning of Tuesday, Jul 2, 2024 at 11.01 am local time (GMT +8). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km (6 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).

Strong mag. 5.0 earthquake - Samar, Philippines, on Monday, Jul 1, 2024, at 01:53 pm (GMT +8)

2024-07-01T08:17+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Tacloban City , a city with more than 240,000 inhabitants in the Philippines , in 97 km (60 mi) distance southwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there.

Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.8 just reported 70 km southeast of Tacloban City, Philippines

2024-07-01T08:01+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Just 26 minutes ago, a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Tacloban City, Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines . The tremor was recorded around noon on Monday, July 1st, 2024, at 1:22 pm local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 67.9 km below the surface.

Moderate mag. 4.7 earthquake - Philippines: 032 km S 0° E of Balangiga (Eastern Samar) on Monday, Jul 1, 2024, at 01:28 pm (GMT +8)

2024-07-01T07:44+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Tacloban City , a city with more than 240,000 inhabitants in the Philippines , in 63 km (39 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there.

Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 34 km west of Homonhon Island, Philippines, on Monday, Jul 1, 2024, at 01:23 pm (GMT +8)

2024-07-01T07:44+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Tacloban City , a city with more than 240,000 inhabitants in the Philippines , in 70 km (44 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there.

Guam National Guard trains with Philippine forces on responding to mass casualties

2024-07-01T02:25+0200guampdn (en)

“This week’s lesson was to work on a medical response to a disaster, which may be chemical, biological, earthquake/natural, or explosions,” said Esteves. “We have to train for it all and like everything we do, it comes with practice.” Across the field from the Medical First Responder exercise,....

Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake - 37 km west of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Cagayan Valley, Philippines, on Monday, Jul 1, 2024, at 08:05 am (Manila time)

2024-07-01T02:13+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Tuguegarao City , a city with more than 120,000 inhabitants in the Philippines , in 37 km (23 mi) distance east of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there.

Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake - Sulu Sea, 31 km west of San Jose, Western Mindoro, Mimaropa, Philippines, on Monday, Jul 1, 2024, at 06:53 am (Manila time)

2024-07-01T01:33+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is San Jose , a city with more than 120,000 inhabitants in the Philippines , in 31 km (19 mi) distance east of the epicenter. People likely experienced light shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located....

The June 28 earthquake hits the eastern end of Lake Ontario

2024-06-30T22:15+0200exbulletin (en)

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Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - 98 km southwest of Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, Soccsksargen, Philippines, on Sunday, Jun 30, 2024, at 04:06 pm (Universal Time time)

2024-06-30T18:34+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 171 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi): Mag. 7 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 15.6 years) Mag. 6 or higher: 0.28 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.

Magnitude 4.1 quake jolts Davao Oriental

2024-06-30T18:03+0200philstar (en)

MANILA, Philippines A magnitude 4.1 earthquake jolted Davao Oriental on Saturday night, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Phivolcs said the quake occurred at 10:21 p.m. and its epicenter was located 80 kilometers south of Tarragona town.

Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - Philippines: 031 km S 0° E of Balangiga (Eastern Samar) on Sunday, Jun 30, 2024, at 02:32 pm (GMT +8)

2024-06-30T08:43+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Tacloban City , a city with more than 240,000 inhabitants in the Philippines , in 62 km (39 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there.

Taal volcano records one earthquake in the last 24 hours – Phivolcs

2024-06-30T07:54+0200exbulletin (en)

File photo: Taal Volcano as seen from Laurel, Batangas. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Saturday, June 29, 2024, that Taal Volcano recorded one volcanic earthquake in the past 24 hours. The state volcanologist said the recorded earthquake, which is caused by....

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