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Taal volcano update: 'Explosive' eruption predicted as Philippines volcano rumbles to life
Express   23 January 2020   Philippines  
Taal volcano update: Authorities expect Taal to erupt again in the coming 'hours to days' (Image: GETTY)
<p>TAAL VOLCANO is predicted to erupt in the coming &ldquo;hours to days&rdquo; as authorities urge residents to evacuate all areas surrounding the Philippines volcano.The eruption warning arrives after 731 earthquakes rocked the Philippines volcano on Luzon ...
Strong quake causes damage, injuries in southern Philippines
The Straits Times   15 December 2019   Philippines   Davao  
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<p>MANILA (REUTERS) - A powerful earthquake struck near the Philippine city of Davao on Sunday (Dec 15), damaging buildings and causing several injuries, officials said, the latest in a series of tremors to strike the southern part of the country in recent ...
Dramatic images show impact of deadly earthquakes in Philippines
CNN   01 November 2019   Philippines  
A damaged building after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Kidapawan town, north Cotabato province, on the southern island of Mindanao on October 31, 2019
<p>(CNN) At least 14 people have died after a series of earthquakes rattled the southern Philippines.<br />A 6.5 magnitude quake struck on Thursday morning, local time, in the Tulunan area of Cotabato province on the southern island of Mindanao. That jolt ...
Deadly Earthquake Strikes Southern Philippine Island
The New York Times   29 October 2019   Philippines   Mindanao  
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<p>MANILA &mdash; A magnitude-6.6 earthquake struck the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Tuesday, sending people fleeing from their homes in panic, causing structural damage to buildings and killing at least three people.<br />The quake struck about ...
Magnitude 5.4 earthquake hits Ilocos Norte
CNN   06 May 2019   Philippines   Ilocos Norte  
<p>Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 6) &mdash; A 5.4 magnitude earthquake jolted Ilocos Norte and nearby provinces on Monday morning, but there were no immediate reports of damage.<br />The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology initially put ...
Philippines 6.1-magnitude earthquake leaves 11 dead, 30 feared trapped
CNN Philippines   23 April 2019   Philippines   Samar island  
Workers carry an employee to an ambulance after she became dizzy when the earthquake hit Manila.
<p>CNN-A second major quake has rattled the Philippines after an earlier 6.1-magnitude earthquake that left 11 people dead and 30 still feared trapped in the rubble.<br />The magnitude 6.3 earthquake with a depth of 53.6 miles (83.3km) was registered on the ...
Philippines earthquake: Is there a tsunami warning after MASSIVE earthquake?
Express   22 April 2019   Philippines  
Philippines earthquake: A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has rocked the Philippines (Image: USGS)
<p>PHILIPPINES have been struck by a massive magnitude 6.3 earthquake on Easter Monday. Is there a tsunami warning after the enormous tremor? A magnitude 6.3 earthquake rocked the central Philippines on Monday the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake ...
Powerful 6.0 magnitude quake strikes Philippines in Pacific Ring of Fire
The Daily Star   06 March 2019   Philippines   Mindanao  
TREMORS: A powerful 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Wednesday (Pic: USGS)
<p>The quake, initially measuring 6.0 magnitude, struck the island of Mindanao in the south of the country on Wednesday, the European earthquake monitoring service (EMSC) reported.<br />Its epicentre was 130 miles (211km) northeast of Davao at a depth of 37 ...
Philippines landslide: Dozens feared buried in Itogon, Benguet
CNN   17 September 2018   Philippines   Itogon  
Dozens of people from the mining town of Itogon are missing, believed buried by a landslide.
<p>Santiago, Isabela province, the Philippines (CNN) - Hundreds of houses have been destroyed and at least 36 people are feared buried under thick mud in the Philippines after Super Typhoon Mangkhut triggered a massive landslide in the country's north.<br ...
Desperate search for survivors as homes buried in Philippines landslides with 26 dead and dozens missing
mirror.co.uk/   18 December 2017   Philippines   Birilan province  
Several bridges have collapsed (Image: mirror.co.uk)
<p>Landslides in the Philippines have claimed the lives of 26 people with dozens still missing.<br />The landslides hit several areas of the Birilan province, an official of the provincial disaster response office confirmed.<br />Of the missing, 15 were residents ...