When was an earthquake near Philippine seaport and what is the magnitude of earthquake?
An earthquake jolted this seaport city and neighboring Davao City at 1:58 p.m. Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damages, the local disaster office said. The quake measured 4.7-magnitude on the Richter scale, said Bedoria Abdullah, a Philvocs representative here. However, a report from Phivolcs center in Manila placed the earthquake at 6.3 magnitude. It was felt at Intensity 2 in General Santos and in Davao City, according to the report. Abdullah said the quake’s epicenter was located 345 kilometers southeast of this city. Sources: http://newsinfo.inquirer.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattled an undersea area off the southern Philippines on Monday, scientists said. No injuries or damage were immediately reported, and no tsunami warning was issued. Renato Solidum of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology said the quake hit at around 9:36 p.m. and was centered 130 miles southeast of Mati township in Davao Oriental province, in the Philippine Trench at a depth of six miles. Updated 8/20/2007 12:48 PM Sources: http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-08-20-philippines-quake_N.
An earthquake jolted this seaport city and neighboring Davao City at 1:58 p.m. Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The quake measured 4.7-magnitude on the Richter scale. Sources: http://newsinfo.inquirer.
