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☆ Buildings evacuated as quake rattles Philippine capital
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Lisa Marie David Acquire Licensing RightsMANILA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Workers, residents, and students evacuated buildings in the Philippine capital Manila on Tuesday after an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck off the main Luzon island, according to the state seismology agency and images carried by media. It recorded the offshore earthquake at magnitude 5.9, with a depth of 79 kilometres (49.09 miles). Images shared by media on X showed government workers leaving congress, senate, presidential palace, justice ministry buildings. Three people died from a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck the southern Philippines on Saturday night. A separate magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Mindanao early Monday morning.

Persons: Lisa Marie David Acquire, Michael Orayani, Neil Jerome Morales, Mikhail Flores, Kanupriya Kapoor Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Manila, Philippines, Rights MANILA, Philippine, Luzon, Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Mindanao

MANILA, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Philippines lifted a tsunami alert early on Sunday as waves receded from a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck the south of the country, triggering coastal evacuations and some waves in there and in Japan. More than 500 aftershocks were recorded, and the Philippines' Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) urged caution as people resumed normal activities. "The tsunami threat associated with this earthquake has now largely passed the Philippines," Phivolcs said in a statement but advised people in threatened communities to heed the instructions from local authorities. [1/4]People gather at an evacuation center, in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, Philippines December 2, 2023. Japan's Hachijojima island, some 290 km (180 miles) south of Tokyo, recorded waves of 40 cm (1.3 feet), the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Persons: Phivolcs, Bicap, Hinatuan, Philvolcs, James Soria, Cosme Calejesan, Karen Lema, Neil Jerome Morales, William Mallard Organizations: Institute of, Philippine Coast Guard, Reuters, REUTERS Acquire, Centre . Earthquakes, Japan Meteorological Agency, U.S ., Thomson Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Japan, Mindanao, Surigao Del Sur, Davao Oriental, Bislig, Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, Handout, Centre, Hinatuan province, Tokyo, U.S, Surigao City, Manila

☆ Strong Quake in Philippines Triggers Tsunami Warnings and Evacuations
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Dec. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

Evacuations were continuing in the Philippines, where there were no initial reports of significant wave damage or casualties despite continuing aftershocks. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Phivolcs, maintained that the risk of a tsunami remained. However, the two provinces are largely rural and not densely populated, unlike other parts of the Philippines. The EMSC said the quake of magnitude 7.5 had struck at a depth of 63 km (39 miles), while the U.S. Geographic Survey put the quake at magnitude 7.6 and a depth of 32 km (20 miles), and said it had struck at 10:37 p.m. (1437 GMT).

Persons: Mikhail Flores MANILA, Phivolcs, Raymark Gentallan, James Soria, Cosme Calejesan, EMSC, Mrinmay Dey, Mikhail Flores, Karen Lema, Kiyoshi Takenaka, Kevin Liffey, Alison Williams, David Holmes, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S ., Philippine Institute of, Japan Meteorological Agency, Seismological, Reuters, Earthquakes, U.S . Geographic Survey Locations: Philippines, Mindanao, Japan, U.S, Tokyo, Surigao Del Sur, Davao Oriental, Hinatuan, Surigao City, Bengaluru, Manila

☆ Earthquake of 7.5 strikes Philippines, tsunami expected in Philippines and Japan
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Dec 2 (Reuters) - An earthquake of at least magnitude 7.5 struck Mindanao in the southern Philippines late on Saturday, triggering evacuation orders for some areas and southwestern Japanese coasts because of warnings of tsunami waves of a metre (3 feet) or more. The Philippine Seismology Agency Phivolcs said the waves could hit the Philippines by midnight (1600 GMT) and continue for hours. The U.S. Tsunami Warning System said there could be waves of up to 3 metres above the tide level along some Philippine coasts. The Japanese broadcaster NHK said tsunami waves of up to a metre were expected to reach Japan's southwestern coast around 30 minutes later - by 1:30 a.m. on Sunday (1630 GMT on Saturday). The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said a quake of magnitude 7.5 had struck at a depth of 63 km (39 miles).

Persons: Agency Phivolcs, Phivolcs, Mrinmay Dey, Mikhail Flores, Kiyoshi Takenaka, Kevin Liffey, Diane Craft, Alison Williams Organizations: Agency, U.S ., NHK, Seismological, U.S . Geographic Survey, Thomson Locations: Mindanao, Philippines, Philippine, U.S, Surigao Del Sur, Davao Oriental, Japanese, Hinatuan, Earthquakes, Bengaluru, Manila, Tokyo

☆ Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes South Sudan-Uganda border region -EMSC
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Nov 13 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 struck the area around the border between South Sudan and Uganda on Monday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 8 km (4.97 miles), EMSC said. Reporting by Jose Joseph in Bengaluru; Editing by Chizu NomiyamaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: EMSC, Jose Joseph, Chizu Organizations: Mediterranean Seismological, Thomson Locations: South Sudan, Uganda, Bengaluru

☆ EMSC revises Dominican Republic region earthquake to magnitude 5.3
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Nov 10 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck the Dominican Republic region, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Friday. The earthquake was at a depth of 14 km (8.7 miles), EMSC said. EMSC had earlier pegged the earthquake at a magnitude of 5.9 before revising it to 5.3. Reporting by Utkarsh Shetti in BengaluruOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: EMSC, Utkarsh Organizations: Mediterranean Seismological, Thomson Locations: Dominican Republic, Bengaluru

☆ Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Banda Sea in Indonesia; no tsunami warning
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Nov 8 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck the Banda Sea region in Indonesia on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was 370 km (229.9 miles) southeast of Ambon, Indonesia and estimated at a depth of 146 km, EMSC added. There was no tsunami threat from the earthquake, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PWTC) said. EMSC had initially reported it as magnitude 6.8. Reporting by Shubhendu Deshmukh in Bengaluru; Editing by Jamie FreedOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: EMSC, Shubhendu Deshmukh, Jamie Freed Organizations: Mediterranean Seismological, Tsunami Warning, Thomson Locations: Banda, Indonesia, Ambon, Bengaluru

☆ Nepal earthquake: More tremors occur three days after deadly quake
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Gopal Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KATHMANDU, Nov 6 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Nepal on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said, followed by another slightly weaker temblor, injuring three people, just days after 153 perished in the country's worst quake since 2015. The epicentre of Monday's bigger earthquake was in Ramidanda in Jajarkot district, the same location as Friday's temblor, the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre said. [1/6]A woman stands in front of her collapsed house after an earthquake in Jajarkot, Nepal November 6, 2023. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar Acquire Licensing RightsJajarkot district official Ek Raj Upadhayay said buildings with damage after Friday's quake may have been further compromised, but no details were available. The quake was the deadliest in the Himalayan country since 2015, when about 9,000 people were killed in two earthquakes.

Persons: Satosh Rokka, temblor, Navesh, Ek Raj Upadhayay, Gopal Sharma, Chandni Shah, Mrigank Dhaniwala, Toby Chopra, Bernadette Baum Organizations: National Earthquake Monitoring, Research Centre, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: KATHMANDU, Nepal, European, Ramidanda, Jajarkot district, Paink, Jajarkot, New Delhi, India, Kathmandu, Bengaluru

Residents fleeing their homes in Moulay Brahim, a village near the epicenter of the quake, outside Marrakesh, Morocco, on Saturday. “The current tectonic stresses are therefore only part of the story,” Dr. Hubbard said. Historical earthquakes offer few answers to that question, according to Dr. Hubbard. Another challenging detail to study is an earthquake’s depth, Dr. Hubbard said. The shaking from a deeper earthquakes may not be as strong, but it can be felt across a wider swath of the surface, Dr. Hubbard said.

Persons: Judith Hubbard, ” Dr, Hubbard, ”, Jascha Polet Organizations: Saturday, Earthquakes, San, Cornell University, Geological, Seismological, California State Polytechnic University Locations: Moulay Brahim, Marrakesh, Morocco, Africa, Africa’s, Pacific

☆ Earthquake of magnitude 7.0 strikes Bali Sea, Indonesia –EMSC
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

JAKARTA, Aug 29 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake of 7.0 magnitude struck deep in the sea north of Bali and Lombok islands in Indonesia early on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, sending residents running out of buildings. The quake's epicentre was 203 km (126 miles) north of Mataram, Indonesia, and very deep at 516 km below the Earth's surface, EMSC said. Indonesian and U.S. geological agencies pegged the magnitude at 7.1, with no threat of a tsunami. Guests at Bali's Mercure Kuta Bali ran out of their rooms after feeling the tremor for a few seconds, hotel manager Suadi told Reuters by phone. "The quake is deep so it should not be destructive," BNPB spokesperson Abdul Muhari said.

Persons: EMSC, Bali, Suadi, BNPB, Abdul Muhari, Ananda Teresia, Kanjyik Ghosh, Gayatri Suroyo, Sandra Maler, Stephen Coates Organizations: Seismological, Mercure, Reuters, Thomson Locations: JAKARTA, Bali, Lombok, Indonesia, European, Mataram, Indonesian, Jakarta, Bengaluru

☆ Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes the Gulf of California
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

June 18 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck the Gulf of California on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake struck at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), EMSC said. The U.S. Tsunami Warning system said there was no tsunami danger for the U.S. West Coast, British Columbia, or Alaska following the quake. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) pegged the earthquake at a magnitude of 6.3. Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal in Bengaluru Editing by Chris ReeseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: EMSC, Rishabh, Chris Reese Organizations: Mediterranean Seismological, U.S ., Geological Survey, Thomson Locations: of California, U.S, U.S . West Coast , British Columbia, Alaska, Bengaluru

☆ Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Tonga region
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

June 16 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck the Tonga region on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 100 km (62 miles), EMSC said. Reporting by Jose Joseph in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew CawthorneOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: EMSC, Jose Joseph, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: Mediterranean Seismological, Thomson Locations: Tonga, Bengaluru

☆ Earthquake of magnitude 7.2 strikes near Tonga
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

June 15 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean on Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake's epicenter was located about 280 km (174 miles) southwest of Tonga, at a depth of 167.4 km (104 miles), according to USGS. The U.S. Tsunami Warning System said there was no tsunami threat for the U.S. West Coast, British Columbia, or Alaska following the quake. Australia's Bureau Of Meteorology also said there was no tsunami threat to Australia. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) initially reported a magnitude of 7 for the earthquake near the southern region of the Fiji Islands.

Persons: Akriti Sharma, Sandra Maler Organizations: . Geological Survey, U.S ., Meteorology, Seismological, Thomson Locations: Tonga, U.S, U.S . West Coast , British Columbia, Alaska, Australia, Fiji Islands, Bengaluru

☆ Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes offshore Northern California region
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

May 21 (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 5.5 magnitude struck offshore Northern California on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 2km (1.24 miles), EMSC said. Reporting by Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru; Editing by Aurora EllisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Two earthquakes strike Kepulauan Batu, Indonesia
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

April 23 (Reuters) - Two earthquakes measuring nearly magnitude 6 struck Kepulauan Batu, Indonesia, in the morning hours on Sunday, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The first earthquake, pegged by the EMSC at a magnitude 6.1 struck Kepulauan Batu early Sunday, followed by another 5.8 magnitude quake just hours later. The first earthquake was at a depth of 43 km (26.72 miles) while the second was at 40 km (24.85 miles), EMSC said. Reporting by Juby Babu in Bengaluru; Editing by Kevin LiffeyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes offshore Maule in Chile - EMSC
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

March 30 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Maule, Chile on Thursday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 15 km (9.32 miles), EMSC said. Reporting by Chandni Shah in BengaluruOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Tarapaca, Chile region
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

March 25 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the Tarapaca region in Chile on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was at a depth of 155 kilometers (96.31 miles) below the earth's surface. Reporting by Rahat Sandhu in Bengaluru, editing by Deepa BabingtonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Earthquake in Afghanistan kills at least 11, nine of them in Pakistan
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ISLAMABAD, March 22 (Reuters) - At least nine people were killed and 44 injured in northwest Pakistan by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck in neighbouring Afghanistan late on Tuesday, a Pakistani government official said. At least two people were killed in Afghanistan, a disaster agency official there said. The quake was felt over an area more than 1,000 km wide by some 285 million people in Pakistan, India, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. A 6.1 magnitude earthquake in eastern Afghanistan killed more than 1,000 people last year. In 2005, at least 73,000 people were killed by a 7.6 magnitude quake that struck northern Pakistan.

☆ Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 hits northern Afghanistan, killing at least 3
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

KABUL, March 21 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck northern Afghanistan on Tuesday evening, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, killing two in the east of the country and one child in neighbouring Pakistan. The tremor was very deep, 194 km (120.5 miles), and its epicentre was in the Hindu Kush mountain range, near the remote northern Afghan province of Badakhshan. A spokesperson for Red Cross said they had no immediate reports of damages from Badakhshan's capital but were making checks on other areas. "We felt a strong earthquake, according to primary information the main place (affected) was Yamgan District," he said. A 6.1 magnitude earthquake in eastern Afghanistan killed over 1,000 people last year.

☆ Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes off coast of Ecuador - EMSC
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

March 18 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.21 miles), EMSC said. Reporting by Akanksha Khushi in Bengaluru;Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Kermadec Islands in New Zealand - USGS
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

March 4 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck Kermadec Islands region in New Zealand on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 152 km (94 miles), USGS said. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre earlier estimated the magnitude at 6.6 and a depth at 183 km. No tsunami warning was issued after the quake, the U.S. Tsunami Warning System said. Reporting by Jose Joseph in BengaluruOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Death toll rises after fresh earthquake hits Turkey-Syria border
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

View of damaged buildings after an earthquake on February 20, 2023 in Hatay, Türkiye, two weeks after a larger quake in the area killed more than 47,000 people. Six people were killed in an earthquake which struck the border region of Turkey and Syria, CNN Turk reported on Tuesday, two weeks after a larger quake killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes. It said the quake struck while people were in the already damaged building to retrieve possessions before it was demolished. Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said 294 people were injured in Monday evening's earthquake, with 18 seriously hurt and transported to hospitals in Adana and Dortyol. Muna Al Omar said she was in a tent in a park in central Antakya when the ground started heaving again.

☆ Turkey and Syria rocked again by magnitude 6.3 earthquake
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The death toll from a catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria has topped 46,000, with search and rescue teams starting to wind down their work. (Photo by Umut Unver / dia images via Getty Images)A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Turkey-Syria border region late on Monday, setting off panic and damaging buildings in Turkey's Antakya city two weeks after the country's worst earthquake in modern history left tens of thousands dead. Other witnesses said Turkish rescue teams were running around after the latest quake, checking people were unharmed. Muna Al Omar, a resident, said she was in a tent in a park in central Antakya when the earthquake hit. The two larger earthquakes that hit on Feb. 6, which also rocked neighboring Syria, left more than a million homeless and killed far more than the latest official tally of 46,000 people in both countries.

☆ Turkey and Syria rocked again by 6.3M earthquake
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Ali Kucukgocmen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ANTAKYA, Turkey Feb 20 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Turkey-Syria border region late on Monday, setting off panic and damaging buildings in Turkey's Antakya city two weeks after the country's worst earthquake in modern history left tens of thousands dead. Two Reuters witnesses reported a strong quake and further damage to buildings in central Antakya, where it was centered. Other witnesses said Turkish rescue teams were running around after the latest quake, checking people were unharmed. Muna Al Omar, a resident, said she was in a tent in a park in central Antakya when the earthquake hit. Reporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Mark Heinrich and Alexander Smith and Jonathan SpicerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 hits Romania – EMSC
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Feb 14 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck Romania on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was at a depth of 40 km (24.85 miles) and the epicentre was 56 km northeast of Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania, the EMSC said. Reporting by Baranjot Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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