Strong and shallow M6.4 earthquake hits Mindanao, Philippines

Strong and shallow M6.4 earthquake hits Mindanao, Philippines

A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the PHIVOLCS as M6.4 hit Mindanao, Philippines at 07:16 UTC (03:16 local time). The agency is reporting a depth of 14 km (8.7 miles). USGS and EMSC registered it as M6.1 at a depth of 10 km. According to the USGS, the…

Strong and shallow M6.1 earthquake hits near the coast of Luzon, Philippines

Strong and shallow M6.1 earthquake hits near the coast of Luzon, Philippines

A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit near the coast of Luzon, Philippines at 06:19 UTC (15:19 local time) on May 5, 2018. The agency is reporting a depth of 17.9 km (11.1 miles). EMSC registered it as M6.2 at a depth of 15 km (9.3…

Strong and shallow M6.0 earthquake hits Mindanao, Philippines

Strong and shallow M6.0 earthquake hits Mindanao, Philippines

A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the PHIVOLCS as M6.0 hit Davao Oriental, Mindanao, Philippines at 03:53 UTC (11:43 local time) on April 5, 2018. The agency is reporting a depth of 27 km (16.8 miles). The USGS is reporting M5.9 at a depth of 64.4 km (40…

M6.3 earthquake hits Luzon, Philippines at intermediate depth

M6.3 earthquake hits Luzon, Philippines at intermediate depth

A strong earthquake registered by the PHIVOLCS as M6.3 hit Luzon, Philippines at 05:28 UTC (01:28 local time) on August 11, 2017. The agency is reporting a depth of 177 km (110 miles). USGS is reporting M6.2 at a depth of 168.2 km (104.5 miles). According to the…

Extremely dangerous M6.5 earthquake hits the Philippines

Extremely dangerous M6.5 earthquake hits the Philippines

A strong and very shallow earthquake registered by the PHIVOLCS as M6.5 hit Leyte, Philippines at 08:03 UTC (04:03 local time) on July 6, 2017. The agency is reporting a depth of 2 km (1.2 miles). USGS is reporting M6.5 at a depth of 6.5 km (4 miles). The agency…

Very strong M6.8 earthquake hits Philippines, tsunami warnings issued

Very strong M6.8 earthquake hits Philippines, tsunami warnings issued

A very strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.8 (downgraded from M7.2) hit near the coast of Mindanao, Philippines at 20:23 UTC on April 28, 2017 (04:23 local time on April 29). The agency is reporting a depth of 41.7 km (25.9 miles). PHIVOLCS is…

Strong and shallow M6.0 earthquake hits Mindanao, Philippines

Strong and shallow M6.0 earthquake hits Mindanao, Philippines

A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the PHIVOLCS as M6.0 hit the island of Mindanao, Philippines at 21:21 UTC on April 11, 2017 (05:21 local time on April 12). The agency is reporting a depth of 1 km (0.62 miles). USGS is reporting M5.8 at a depth of 8.3…

Divers caught in underwater sandstorm as M5.9 earthquake hits Philippines

Divers caught in underwater sandstorm as M5.9 earthquake hits Philippines

A video captured by Jan Paul Rodriguez shows an underwater sandstorm produced by an earthquake doublet near Batangas, Philippines on Saturday, April 8, 2017. An earthquake swarm has been going on near Batangas since April 4 when a M5.1 earthquake struck 5 km (3.1…

Strong M5.9 earthquake hits Mindoro, Philippines

Strong M5.9 earthquake hits Mindoro, Philippines

A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M5.9 hit Mindoro, Philippines at 07:09 UTC on April 8, 2017. The agency is reporting a depth of 42.7 km (26.5 miles). EMSC is reporting M5.9 at a depth of 60 km (37.3 miles). According to the USGS, the…

Dozens injured after M5.9 earthquake hits Mindanao, Philippines

Dozens injured after M5.9 earthquake hits Mindanao, Philippines

At least 29 people were injured and one killed after a shallow M5.9 earthquake hit Surigao del Norte, Philippines at 00:08 UTC (08:08 PHT) on March 5, 2017. The quake struck at a depth of 13 km (8 miles), according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and…