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Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - Philippine Islands Region on Thursday, Feb 1, 2024, at 12:13 am (GMT +8)

2024-01-31T17:23+0100volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Pondaguitan, a town with 2,100 inhabitants in the Philippines , in 150 km (93 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.

How Filipinos can use this online platform to map hazards during disasters

2024-01-31T12:48+0100rappler (en)

MANILA, Philippines – When disasters strike, what can you do to help others make informed decisions about their safety? Among the ways that Filipinos can help out is to report hazards they observe in their communities during disasters. One platform aims to help facilitate that by allowing....

World Earthquake Report for Wednesday, 31 January 2024

2024-01-31T06:29+0100volcanodiscovery (en)

This report is being updated every hour. Magnitude 5 +: 3 earthquakes Magnitude 4 +: 26 earthquakes Magnitude 3 +: 156 earthquakes Magnitude 2 +: 242 earthquakes No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher. Total seismic energy estimate: 1.9 x 10 13 joules (5.32 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 4581 tons of TNT or 0.

Moderate mag. 4.9 earthquake - Indonesia: Northern Molucca Sea on Wednesday, Jan 31, 2024, at 03:05 am (GMT +9)

2024-01-30T19:27+0100volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Tobelo, a town with 10,000 inhabitants in Indonesia , in 146 km (91 mi) distance east of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.

Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - Philippines: 089 Km N 86° E of Marihatag (Surigao Del Sur) on Tuesday, Jan 30, 2024, at 02:47 pm (GMT +8)

2024-01-30T08:11+0100volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Arrasasan, a town with 5,100 inhabitants in the Philippines , in 88 km (55 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of the , Manila, 924 km (574 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.

Significant magnitude 5.1 quake hits 126 km northeast of Bislig City, Philippines early afternoon

2024-01-29T09:07+0100volcanodiscovery (en)

Just 23 minutes ago, a 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Caraga, Philippines . The tremor was recorded early afternoon on Monday, January 29th, 2024, at 3:37 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 10 km below the surface. The event was filed by the United States....

Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - Philippine Islands Region on Monday, Jan 29, 2024, at 04:37 pm (GMT +9)

2024-01-29T08:48+0100volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Barcelona, a town with 3,500 inhabitants in the Philippines , in 131 km (81 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. In the capital of the , Manila, 988 km (614 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.

Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - Kepulauan Sangihe, Indonesia, on Monday, Jan 29, 2024, at 04:06 am (universal time)

2024-01-29T05:39+0100volcanodiscovery (en)

Seismic station: Davao, Philippines (DAV/IU network) | Distance from quake: 376 km / 234 mi | Show on map Station Info Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.

Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Sunday, Jan 28, 2024, at 07:41 am (universal time)

2024-01-28T08:56+0100volcanodiscovery (en)

Seismic station: Davao, Philippines (DAV/IU network) | Distance from quake: 642 km / 399 mi | Show on map Station Info Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.

Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - Samar, Philippines, on Sunday, Jan 28, 2024, at 12:00 pm (Manila time)

2024-01-28T05:26+0100volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Catbalogan, a town with 68,000 inhabitants in , in 47 km (29 mi) distance southwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking.

How social media reacted to Wednesday night’s earth tremor

2024-01-27T22:52+0100theghanareport (en)

Ghana on Wednesday night experienced a series of earth tremors on a night the earth shook across the world. The United States Geological Survey recorded it as 4.0 on the Richter scale at 10.53 pm with Gbawe, six kilometres from Accra, as the epicentre.

Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - Halmahera, Indonesia, on Saturday, Jan 27, 2024, at 08:04 pm (universal time)

2024-01-27T21:20+0100volcanodiscovery (en)

Seismic station: Davao, Philippines (DAV/IU network) | Distance from quake: 580 km / 360 mi | Show on map Station Info Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.

Minor mag. 3.9 earthquake - Indonesia: 061 Km S 12° W of Balut Island (Municipality Of Sarangani) (Davao Occidental) on Sunday, Jan 28, 2024, at 02:45 am (GMT +8)

2024-01-27T20:10+0100volcanodiscovery (en)

Seismic station: Davao, Philippines (DAV/IU network) | Distance from quake: 245 km / 152 mi | Show on map Station Info Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.

Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Talaud Islands, Indonesia, on Saturday, Jan 27, 2024, at 06:29 pm (universal time)

2024-01-27T19:50+0100volcanodiscovery (en)

Seismic station: Davao, Philippines (DAV/IU network) | Distance from quake: 292 km / 181 mi | Show on map Station Info Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.

5.0-magnitude quake hits Turkey

2024-01-27T07:46+0100uniindia (en)

Ankara, Jan 27 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted Turkey at 05:19:20 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 37.94 degrees north latitude and 27.14 degrees east longitude. UNI/XINHUA AKS.

World Earthquake Report for Saturday, 27 January 2024

2024-01-27T06:30+0100volcanodiscovery (en)

This report is being updated every hour. Magnitude 5 +: 3 earthquakes Magnitude 4 +: 37 earthquakes Magnitude 3 +: 111 earthquakes Magnitude 2 +: 249 earthquakes No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher. Total seismic energy estimate: 3 x 10 13 joules (8.2 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 7054 tons of TNT or 0.

Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - Philippine Islands Region on Saturday, Jan 27, 2024, at 05:58 am (GMT +8)

2024-01-26T23:25+0100volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Barcelona, a town with 3,500 inhabitants in , in 123 km (76 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking shaking there. In the capital Manila, 981 km (609 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.

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