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Luzon, Philippines Earthquake

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Moderate earthquake at intermediate depth below San Juan, Luzon, Philippines

Last update: June 14, 2013 at 5:43 pm by By

Update 17:36 UTC : PHIVOLCS report a somewhat different picture mentioning a Magnitude of M4.9 at a depth of 26 km. A little more dangerous, especially for landslides.
Phivolcs does not expect damage and/or aftershocks. They are reporting an Intensity II at – Laoag City; Sarat, Ilocos Norte; Santa, Ilocos Sur and Baguio City.
Earthquake-report.com is a little more sceptical about this earthquake. Based on the Phivolcs data (preliminary of course) we would not be surprised that minor damage has occurred.
Phivolcs puts the epicenter right on the coastline vs more inland by USGS. It will take a little more time before seismologists have manually recalculated the data.

Image courtesy Phivolcs, Philippines

Image courtesy Phivolcs, Philippines

Update 17:35 UTC : The earthquake occurred at 1 AM when most people went to bed. Many of them will not have felt the shaking.

USGS reports a depth of 56 km (preliminary data) which makes this earthquake to be felt in a rather wide area (hundreds of km) but we are convinced that due to the depth this earthquake will not generate any damage.

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0km (0mi) S of San Juan, Philippines
14km (9mi) NE of Bangued, Philippines
37km (23mi) ENE of Bantay, Philippines
38km (24mi) ENE of Vigan, Philippines
340km (211mi) N of Manila, Philippines

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 4.9

Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2013-06-15 01:00:24

GMT/UTC Time : 2013-06-14 17:00:24

Depth (Hypocenter)  : 60 km

from:    http://earthquake-report.com/2013/06/14/moderate-earthquake-luzon-philippines-on-june-14-2013/

Phillipines — Large Earthquake

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Strong earthquake shakes Surigao, Philippines – 23 injured so far.

Last update: March 16, 2012 at 1:06 pm by By 

A strong earthquake has struck the Philippines near Surigao. With a magnitude of M5.9 and a depth of 16km, some damage could be expected in Surigao.  The town of Dinagat is only 2km from the predicted epicenter

Most important Earthquake Data:
Magnitude : Mw5.9 (USGS), Mw5.7 (PHIVOLCS)
UTC Time : Friday, March 16, 2012 at 07:58:06 UTC
Local time at epicenter : Friday, March 16, 2012 at 03:58:06 PM at epicenter
Depth (Hypocenter) : 44km (USGS), 16km (PHIVOLCS)
Geo-location(s) :

  • 27 km (17 miles) NNE (28°) from Surigao, Mindanao, Philippines
  • 116 km (72 miles) S (187°) from Guiuan, Samar, Philippines
  • 118 km (74 miles) N (4°) from Butuan, Mindanao, Philippines
  • 719 km (447 miles) SE (135°) from MANILA, Philippines   

Update 12:00 UTC:- An additional 20 people were injured when a stampede occured due to panic at a local shopping center. People were crushed or were injured by glass doors smashing. Most people have returned home, however 2 people are still in hospital under observation.

The 3 people injured – reported before – were a teacher and two students  who only suffered minor injuries when they were hit by a cable that broke in a public gymnasium. Damage is still being quantified by local government and the NDRRMC.

Update 09:12 UTC:- 3 people have been reported injured from the earthquake. The earthquake has been upgraded to CATDAT Orange.

Minor cracks have been observed at the Gasiano Mall and Provincial Gymnasium – both in Surigao City.

Update 08:53 UTC:- The following intensities have been reported from various Philippines regions:-

Intensity VI – Surigao City
Intensity V – General Luna, Surigao del Norte; Basilisa, Dinagat; San Ricardo, Southern Leyte
Intensity IV – Carrascal, Surigao del Sur; Tandag City
Intensity III – Tolosa and Tacloban Leyte; Davao City; Bislig City; Borongan, Oras, Sulat, Dolores, Eastern Samar; Cateel, Taragona, Davao Oriental;
Cagayan de Oro City; Cagwait, Surigao del Sur; Catbalogan, Samar; Maasin & Hinunangan, Southern Leyte;
Intensity II – Cebu City; Butuan City; San Agustin, Surigao del Sur
Intensity I – Hibok-Hibok, Camiguin

Update 08:20 UTC:- Thankyou for the many felt reports from all the readers. Many reports of shaking for 20 to 30 seconds have occurred. This could be bad news for the Dinagat Islands and Surigao City.
Update 08:05 UTC:- PHIVOLCS has upgraded the magnitude to M5.9 with a depth of 16km. Damage is now expected by PHIVOLCS, and the NDRRMC will be giving a report.
At least 10 damaging earthquakes have occurred within 100km of the present epicenter with magnitudes between Mw5.0 and Mw6.0. An earthquake in 1907 caused damage quite close to this epicenter as well as 1990 with deaths, according to the CATDAT Damaging Earthquakes Database.

Background:-

138000 people live in the city of Surigao.

PHIVOLCS has said that they are not expecting damage however the following felt intensities have occurred.

Intensity V (PEIS)  – General Luna, Surigao del Norte – strong shaking.
Intensity IV – Carrascal, Surigao del Sur
Intensity III – Tolosa and Tacloban Leyte

PAGER is expecting intensities of VI.

A report from Madrid on the Surigao peninsula is of intensity VII (however this is only one value). Surigao has 2 reported intensities of V.

Considering the Masbate City earthquake of M5.2 and 23km depth the other week with a lower ground motion which caused 10 injuries and some housing damage, it is expected that this earthquake will also cause damage.

The nearest populated places are: Buenavista (15km), Cadgianao (11km), Matas (7km), Layagoang (12km), Melgar (12km), Puerto Princesa (18km), Lipata (19km), Valencia (19km). The closest civilian airport is Surigao (29km) according to GDACS, and they have released an orange alert.

Aerial View of Surigao (Wiki Commons)

for more information and updates, go to:      http://earthquake-report.com/2012/03/16/strong-earthquake-shakes-surigao-philippines/


Negros – Cebu Philippines Earthquake

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Earthquake Negros – Cebu, Philippines – 43 killed, among them 29 due to landslides and 10 by collapsed buildings.

Last update: February 6, 2012 at 3:26 pm by By 

Earthquake overview : an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 occurred in the very highly populated region of Central Visayas in Philippines. The nearest populated places are: Ayungon (20km), Tayasan (12km), Cantaup (16km), Jimalalud (6km), La Libertad (7km), Apanangon (6km), Guihulngan (15km), Villegas (15km). The closest civilian airport is Bacolod (73km).

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : M 6.8
UTC Time : Monday, February 06, 2012 at 03:49:16 UTC
Local time at epicenter : Monday, February 06, 2012 at 11:49:16 AM at epicenter
Depth (Hypocenter) :  46.6 km
Geo-location(s) :
72 km (44 miles) N of Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines
74 km (45 miles) WNW of Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines
80 km (49 miles) WSW of Cebu, Cebu, Philippines

Update 14:42 UTC : Damage report issued at 05:00 PM (17:00) local time by the Philippine authorities. more damage may be expected the coming hours.

Update: 40 killed and many missing with 100 injured due to earthquake induced landslides. The death toll is expected to continue to rise.

Update: 13 have been killed and many are missing following this earthquake. Landslides and aftershocks including a m6.2 in the last hour are making conditions difficult for rescuers.

Update:  5 have been killed and at least 29 missing. more news to follow.

Update : GMA report in mixed Tagalog / English language about the situation in the Philippines after the earthquake.

Update 07:23 UTC : The NDRRMC said both damage to property and aftershocks are expected from the quake, whose epicenter was traced to 5 km northwest of Tayasan, Negros Oriental.

Update 06:23 UTC : Not much more news than the 1 child killed has come from the authorities. Local tsunami alerts have been put out in the Visayas region – Alert Level 2 – stay away from the coast due to unusual waves.

 

for more information and updates, go to:    http://earthquake-report.com/2012/02/06/very-strong-earthquake-close-to-la-libertad-negros/