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Magnitude 4.8 quake rocks Batanes by Reyn's Room on Apr 1, 2012A magnitude 4.8 earthquake rocked near the Batanes region on Sunday afternoon, April 1. The epicenter was recorded 54 kilometers from Basco, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake occured at 5:34 UTC, or 1:34 PM in loc...
Magnitude 6.8 quake rocks Japan by Reyn's Room on Mar 14, 2012A magnitude-6.8 earthquake rocked Japan on Wednesday evening, March 14. The quake was recorded off the east coast of Honshu 26.6 km deep. It's epicenter was 234 km from Kushiro, Hokkaido, and 736 km from the capital Tokyo, according to USGS. A ts...
Magnitude 4.0 – SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA by trending core on Mar 6, 2012Two small, back-to-back earthquakes shook San Francisco Bay area residents awake Monday morning but appeared to leave no serious damage or injury. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that a magnitude 3.5 quake struck at 5:33 a.m. about eight miles no...
Earthquake in San Francisco: Two Quakes Jolts San Francisco Bay Area by MADLANGBAYAN.PH on Mar 6, 2012Two earthquakes hit the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday, March 5, 2012. The San Francisco earthquake occurred at around 5:33 a.m. PST. US Geological Survey reported that the two San Francisco quake were measured at 4.0 and 3.5 magnitude. The epicent...
PHILIPPINE EARTHQUAKES in the VISAYAS REGION (Please Pray for... by ELLIPSISDOTS on Feb 8, 2012PHILIPPINE EARTHQUAKES in the VISAYAS REGION (Please Pray for the Philippines, Reblog if You Care) Intensity 6.9 More than 1000 strong aftershocks recorded (More are expected) Tsunami is feared Scores of casualties recorded (tentative dead about 5...
Phivolcs Bulletin Issued Tsunami Warning Alert Cancelled by Quoted News - Latest News on Feb 6, 2012Philvocs, the Philippine government authority in-charge of the observation of earthquakes issued a bulletin cancelling the Tsunami alert. The bulletin was issued by Philvocs today February 6, 2012 at around 04:22 PM (PST). The agency reported that af...
Alaska Volcano Now on Advisory Status by Philippines Celebrity Buzz on Sep 8, 2011The Alaska Volcano Observatory has lowered the alert level for a remote Aleutian Islands volcano in Alaska from “watch” to “advisory.” Based from a sattelite data by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the growth of the Clevela...
What's with July? by Esta Es Mi Vida by Mico on Jul 26, 2011Manila, Philippines ~ July 26, 2011. Aside from the non-stop rain, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded to hit various areas of Luzon and Metro Manila. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported that the earthqua...
Earthquake hits western Turkey, reports of injuries by Breaking news on May 19, 2011AN earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 has hit western Turkey, with reports of casualties and damaged buildings in one town.The Istanbul-based Kandilli Observatory said the quake in Kutahya province occurred at 23.15pm on Thursday (6.15am...
6.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strike Myanmar, Tsunami Unlikely to Happen by on Mar 24, 2011On Thursday night, at 8:52:12 pm (local time) a 6.8 magnitude earthquake strike Myanmar based on the record of U.S. Geological Survey with a depth of 6.2 miles or about 10 kilometers. According to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), after 30 minutes later...
