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A 7.6 magnitude earthquake has hit the Philippines, triggering a tsunami warning.. The quake struck off the island of Mindanao late at night, with residents living on the eastern coast urged to ...
MANILA (Reuters) -A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Mindanao, Philippines, on Saturday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was 10 km (6 miles) deep, GFZ said. Rescue ...
At 16:14 PST (08:14 UTC) on November 17, 2023, the province of Sarangani on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines was struck by an earthquake measuring 6.7 M ww. It had a maximum perceived intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale. At least eleven people were killed and another 730 were treated for injuries.
The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said. The U.S. Geological Survey said pegged the magnitude at 6.8. The U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center said that there was no tsunami ...
The earthquake occurred as a result of shallow oblique-thrust faulting likely along the subduction interface of the Philippine Trench. At this location, the Philippine Sea plate moves west-northwest at a rate of about 103 mm (4.1 in) per year with respect to the Sunda plate. A finite fault model suggests rupture occurred around an elliptical ...
2002 Mindanao earthquake [10] 2003 November 19 01:14 Samar 6.5 VII 1 dead, 21 injured [10] 2010 July 24 Mindanao 7.3, 7.6, 7.5 III 2010 Mindanao earthquakes triplet earthquake, deep focus events [19] 2012 February 6 11:49 Negros 6.7 VII 113 dead, 112 injured 2012 Negros earthquake [20] 2012 August 31 20:47 Samar 7.6 VII 1 dead, 1 injured
Aftershocks and potential damage are to be expected from such a powerful tremor, says Philippine agency Powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake hits Mindanao in Philippines Skip to main content
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