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The 2010 Mindanao earthquakes occurred in the southern Philippines in the Moro Gulf. This was a complex sequence of events including three main events (a triplet earthquake) of Mw magnitude 7.3 or greater on the 23rd of July, and two significant aftershocks of magnitude 6.6 on the 24th and 29th. All of these were deep focus earthquakes, at ...
Largest. Mw 8.3 1918 Celebes Sea earthquake. Deadliest. M w 8.0 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake 5,000–8,000 killed. The Philippines lies within the zone of complex interaction between several tectonic plates, involving multiple subduction zones and one large zone of strike-slip, all of which are associated with major earthquakes.
The 2010 Mentawai earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 7.8 [ 1] on 25 October off the western coast of Sumatra at 21:42 local time (14:42 UTC ). [ 4] The earthquake occurred on the same fault that produced the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. It was widely felt across the provinces of Bengkulu and West Sumatra and resulted in a ...
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Mariana Islands on August 18. [ 153] A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on August 20. [ 154] A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Jalisco, Mexico on August 23. [ 155] A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Damghan in northern Iran on August 27.
MANILA (Reuters) -Evacuations were under way in the Philippines after a quake of at least magnitude 7.5 struck the southern region of Mindanao on Saturday night, triggering tsunami warnings in the ...
August 2, 2024 at 6:40 PM. (Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck off the eastern shore of the island of Mindanao in the Philippines on Saturday, the German Research Centre for ...
The earthquake was recorded by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on February 10, 2017, at 10:03:42 PM (UTC+8). According to PHIVOLCS, the epicenter of the 6.7 magnitude -earthquake was at 9.80°N 125.35°E or 16 kilometers, north west of Surigao City. The earthquake was tectonic of origin.
The magnitude 6.7 quake was located 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Burias at the southern tip of the Philippines, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was centered at a depth of 78 kilometers (48 ...