6.2 Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Southern Philippines
- A magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Monday, the United States Geological Survey reported, hitting Mindanao island at a depth of 112 kilometres.
- Situated on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," the Philippines experiences frequent seismic activity stretching from Japan through Southeast Asia, with the Cotabato Trench lying 50 kilometres off Mindanao's coast.
- This tremor follows a June 8 earthquake in Mindanao that killed at least 65 people, with at least 36 still missing after the 7.8-magnitude event displaced thousands.
- Kaiser Cadiz, of the Davao Oriental provincial disaster office, told AFP that officials are monitoring the coast for tsunami signs, though no immediate injuries or damage were reported.
- The June 8 seismic activity forced the seabed upwards by two metres, extending the shoreline by 200 meters, while Eastern Mindanao faced a pair of earthquakes in October that killed at least eight people.
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Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes off southern Philippines
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Davao Oriental province in the southern Philippines on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake was centered about 67 kilometers southeast of Pondaguitan, a coastal community in Davao Oriental, at a depth of 111.9 kilometers, USGS data showed. There were no immediate reports of casualties or significant damage, local authorities said. The Philippines' disas…
Manila, Philippines. An earthquake of 6.2 magnitude struck the southern coast of the Philippines on Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), a week after another stronger earthquake caused at least 65 deaths in the same region.The earthquake occurred off the coast of Mindanao Island at 17:18 (09:18 GMT) at a depth of 112 kilometers, the USGS said and specified that no tsunami alert was issued.There were no immediate reports of inj…
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USGS: New 6.2 quake hits off Mindanao in the Philippines a week after deadly 7.8 tremor
MANILA, June 15 — A magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines today, the United States Geological Survey said, a week after a deadly quake in the same region killed at least 65 people.The quake hit off the coast of Mindanao island at 5.18pm (0918 GMT/5.18pm Malaysian time) at a depth of 112 kilometres, the USGS reported. No tsunami warning has been issued.There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, Kaiser Cadiz, of …
6.2-magnitude quake jolts Davao Oriental; intensity reported in over 20 areas - BusinessWorld Online
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Davao Oriental on Monday afternoon, with intensities reported in over 20 areas, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). The tremor occurred at exactly 5:18 p.m., with its epicenter located offshore, about 113 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental, PHIVOLCS said in its Earthquake Information No. 2. It occurred at a depth of 94 kilometers and …
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