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However, PHIVOLCS said that it was a separate earthquake. [10] On August 2, 2024, two M ww 6.8 and 6.3 earthquakes occurred within the area of the 2023 sequence. [11] [12] The December 2 earthquake was described as the first major earthquake in the area since a doublet 7.1 and 7.5 earthquake that also produced a tsunami in 1992. [13]
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Filipino: Pangasiwaan ng Pilipinas sa Serbisyong Atmosperiko, Heopisiko at Astronomiko, [4] abbreviated as PAGASA, which means "hope" as in the Tagalog word pag-asa) is the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) agency of the Philippines mandated to provide protection against natural calamities ...
The earthquake lasted for a minute and was produced by the Makilala-Malungon Fault which PHIVOLCS stated that could possibly produce a Magnitude 7.2 earthquake, with a possible Intensity VIII. [citation needed] Eight minutes after the mainshock a M w 3.5 aftershock followed which felt III.
Second earthquake rocks Kahramanmaras region after country records highest magnitude earthquake since ... ‘Death toll likely to rise quickly’ as two huge earthquakes kill 2,300 – latest updates.
The NSTA, the umbrella department for PHIVOLCS and PAGASA, became the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in 1987. The technical staff and the 12-station earthquake monitoring network was fully integrated to PHIVOLCS in 1988. PHILVOCS and the United States Geological Survey collaborated during the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo. Their ...
A powerful earthquake hit the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, damaging buildings in the capital, Port Vila, including one housing the U.S. Embassy. A witness said bodies were seen in the city.
The 1975 M w 7.6 earthquake was caused by intra-slab normal faulting, while the 2012 M7.6 was a result of thrust faulting within the descending slab. [ 3 ] The relatively young Cotabato Trench subduction zone has been associated with several large megathrust earthquakes, including the 1918 Celebes Sea earthquake (M8.3), the 1976 Moro Gulf ...
A small earthquake shook the Southern California desert Saturday near Coachella, where the famous music festival is being held this weekend. The epicenter was about 20 miles (32 kilometers ...