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Magnitude 4.3 quake rocks Agusan del Sur, nearby areas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 09:24 PM

MANILA - A magnitude 4.3 earthquake shook Agusan del Sur and nearby areas on Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology or Phivolcs said.    Read more »

Ilang lugar sa Visayas, niyanig ng sunod-sunod na lindol

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 12:41 AM

Tatlong magkakasunod na lindol ang yumanig sa Antique, Guimaras at Guimbal, Iloilo kaninang umaga. Read more »

Preschooler hurt after classroom ceiling collapses in quake-hit Iloilo town

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 06:56 PM

A kindergarten student was hurt after a portion of the ceiling in their classroom at the Igcocolo Elementary School fell during the magnitude 4.8 earthquake here on Monday morning. Read more »

Students join World Tsunami Awareness Day drill

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 04:01 PM

Thousands of students from Batasan High School in Quezon City participate during the 2018 4th Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED), in observance of the World Tsunami Awareness Day, on Monday.  Read more »

Magnitude 4.8 quake rocks Iloilo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 05 06:54 PM

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake rocked Iloilo and nearby areas on Monday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. Read more »

Magnitude 6 earthquake jolts Lanao del Sur town

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 04 06:55 PM

A magnitude 6 earthquake jolted parts of Lanao del Sur on Sunday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. Read more »

Surigao del Sur town hit by successive earthquakes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 11:16 PM

Three earthquakes were monitored off Hinatuan town in Surigao del Sur on Monday night, the Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.  Read more »

Magnitude-4.7 quake jolts Ilocos Norte

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 27 08:14 PM

The quake struck at 6:39 p.m., 2 kilometers southeast of Pagudpud town. Read more »

5.7 magnitude earthquake off east Taiwan, felt strongly in Taipei

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 23 03:54 PM

TAIPEI - A 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Taiwan Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, and was felt strongly in the capital Taipei. Read more »

Occidental Mindoro niyanig ng lindol

Fred Cipres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 20 10:04 AM

MAYNILA - Niyanig ng magnitude 3.8 na lindol ang munisipalidad ng Paluan sa Occidental Mindoro, Sabado ng umaga. Read more »

Disinfecting Palu 3 weeks after the quake

Yusuf Wahil, AFP
Posted at Oct 18 06:44 PM

A helicopter operated by Indonesia's Disaster Management Agency sprays disinfectant to sterilize an area, affected by liquefaction due to the September 28 earthquake where thousands are still feared buried, in Palu on Thursday. Read more »

Magnitude 4.8 quake jolts Ilocos Norte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 06:18 AM

MANILA - A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Ilocos Norte province Wednesday dawn, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.  Read more »

OPINION: How nature reminds us of our fragility

Karim Raslan -- Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Oct 16 11:39 PM

If you live atop the Ring of Fire, you should never falter in your faith because no one can anticipate what will turn up next from Nature's arsenal of tricks. Read more »

World Bank offers disaster-hit Indonesia $1 bn in loans

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 14 04:23 PM

The World Bank on Sunday announced funding of up to $1 billion for Indonesia after it was rocked by a string of recent disasters, including a deadly earthquake-tsunami that killed thousands. Read more »

Indonesia calls off grim search for dead in quake-tsunami disaster

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 11 11:26 PM

Indonesia Thursday called off the grim search for those killed in a quake-tsunami, with no hope of retrieving around 5,000 bodies believed to be still buried under the ruins nearly two weeks after the disaster. Read more »

Earthquake jolts Bali as ASEAN leaders gather

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 11:20 PM

The quake occurred just hours after President Rodrigo Duterte arrived in Indonesia for a meeting with other ASEAN leaders.  Read more »

PH nagbigay ng ayuda sa mga biktima ng lindol sa Indonesia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 09:57 PM

Pinaabot ng Pilipinas ang ayudang $300,000 para sa mga naapektuhan ng lindol sa Sulawesi, Indonesia. Read more »

Last day of search for victims of Indonesia disaster; 3 dead in Java quake

Rozanna Latiff, Reuters
Posted at Oct 11 02:35 PM

Rescue workers scoured the rubble of devastated communities on Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Thursday, the last day of the search for victims of a 7.5 magnitude quake and tsunami that killed more than 2,000 people two weeks ago. Read more »

Tsunami threat cancelled after 7.0 quake hits PNG

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 11 08:38 AM

SYDNEY, Australia (UPDATE) - A major 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea's New Britain island on Thursday, triggering a tsunami warning. Read more »

6.0-magnitude quake rocks Indonesia's Java, Bali

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 11 04:34 AM

A shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali early Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, causing panicked people to flee their homes.   Read more »