Philippine authorities report a series of earthquakes affecting the area around Balut Island in Sarangani, Davao Occidental. Phivolcs records show a magnitude 6.5 quake struck southwest of Balut Island in the late evening hours of Tuesday, and the agency also reports a minor sea level disturbance following that event. Later, Phivolcs logs additional tremors tied to earlier large earthquakes in the region. On Saturday morning, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurs at 10:23 a.m., located southwest of Balut Island with a depth of about 15 kilometers, which Phivolcs characterizes as an aftershock. The same day, Phivolcs also reports a magnitude 5.5 earthquake early at 12:12 a.m., centered about 10 kilometers southwest of Balut Island and at a depth of about 17 kilometers. Separately, Phivolcs reports a magnitude 5.0 earthquake offshore near Balut Island early Tuesday morning, and another magnitude 5.5 event offshore early Saturday morning. Across the reports, Phivolcs links these smaller quakes to aftershock activity from prior magnitude 7.8 and magnitude 6.5 earthquakes off Sarangani and Balut Island, respectively.
Several earthquakes strike near Balut Island, Sarangani; Phivolcs cites aftershocks
Philippine authorities report a series of earthquakes affecting the area around Balut Island in Sarangani, Davao Occidental. Phivolcs records show a magnitude 6.5 quake struck southwest of Balut Islan...
- Phivolcs reports multiple earthquakes near Balut Island, Sarangani, in separate events.
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurs southwest of Balut Island; Phivolcs reports a minor sea level disturbance afterward.
- A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits at 10:23 a.m. Saturday southwest of Balut Island with about 15 km depth.
- Phivolcs also records a magnitude 5.5 earthquake at 12:12 a.m. Saturday, about 10 km southwest of Balut Island with about 17 km depth.
- Phivolcs describes the events as aftershocks of earlier larger quakes in the area, including a magnitude 7.8 shock off Sarangani and a magnitude 6.5 quake off Balut Island.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported two earthquakes that hit Balut Island, Sarangani at separate times early Saturday, July 18. At 12:12 a.m, a 5.5 magnitude earthquake jolted 10 kilometers southwest of Balut Island. It has a depth of 17 kilometers, according to Phivolcs. READ: Magnitude 5.6 quake hits Balut Island in Sarangani Earlier, at 10:23 a.m, a 5.6 magnitude earthquake also struck only 102 kilometers from the same location. Phivolcs said both earthquakes are aftershocks from the 7.8 magnitude quake off Sarangani and the 6.5 magnitude quake off Davao Occidental. The 5.5 magnitude quake […]...Keep on reading: Phivolcs records 2 quakes off Balut Island in Sarangani early Saturday
2 hours agoMANILA, Philippines – A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Balut Island, Sarangani anew on Saturday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The tectonic quake hit southwest of Balut Island at 10:23 a.m. with a 15-kilometer depth of focus. Phivolcs logged this as an aftershock of the magnitude 7.8 quake off Sarangani on June 8, and the magnitude 6.5 quake off Balut Island last June 26. READ: Magnitude 6.5 quake shakes large swathe of Mindanao Seismologists also recorded the following instrumental intensities: Intensity II Intensity I ...Keep on reading: Magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Balut Island in Sarangani
7 hours agoA magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit off the coast of Balut Island, Sarangani in Davao Occidental early Saturday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported.
17 hours agoThere was a minor sea level disturbance following the magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck off the coast of Balut Island, Sarangani, Davao Occidental, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported.
3 days agoA magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck southwest of Balut Island, Sarangani, Davao Occidental late Tuesday evening, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported.
3 days agoA magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit off the coast of Balut Island, Municipality of Sarangani, Davao Occidental early Tuesday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported.
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