Earthquakes today

A strong earthquake has killed at least two people, injured dozens and cracked buildings in the northern Philippines.

The quake was set off by movement in a local fault at a depth of 25 kilometers (15 miles), the institute said, adding it expected damage and more aftershocks. Five people were injured when rocks and debris pummeled their SUV and a truck on a hillside road in Mountain Province near Benguet, officials said. “The ground shook like I was on a swing and the lights suddenly went out.

A strong earthquake shook the northern Philippines, causing some damage and prompting people to flee buildings in the capital. Officials said no casualties ...

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A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the northern Philippines Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, with residents in the capital Manila reporting their ...

Old churches in the birthplace of Catholicism in the Philippines were badly damaged. In 1990, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in the northern Philippines created a ground rupture stretching over a hundred kilometres. Wednesday's quake was the strongest recorded in the Philippines in years. "Vegetables and fruits sold in the market were also disarranged after tables were toppled." "The quake was very strong," Sergio said, adding there were minor cracks in the police station building. In Dolores, which felt the full force of the quake, terrified people ran outside their buildings and windows of the local market were shattered, Police Major Edwin Sergio told AFP.

Train operations were halted in Manila Metro Rail Transit System 3 (MRT-3) and Light Rail Transit System Lines 1 and 2 (LRT-1 and 2) after a magnitude 7.3 ...

“At 8:44 a.m. today, [an] earthquake was felt along the MRT-3 mainline. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the earthquake struck at 8:43 a.m., and was tectonic in origin. Assessment of all facilities and systems are on-going,” said the MRT-3 management in an advisory.

The 7-magnitude quake was centered in a mountainous area of Abra province, said Renato Solidum, the head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and ...

MANILA: A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Philippine island of Luzon today, the US Geological Survey said, badly damaging a hospital and ...

The 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck the province of Abra at 8:43 a.m. local time, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. The ...

The deadliest of these was a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in 1990 that killed over 1,600 and injured 3,000. The country is also anticipating a 7.2-magnitude earthquake, known locally as “the Big One,” when a 100-kilometer (62-mile) fault line cutting across the Manila region shifts. The Philippines is located along the Ring of Fire, a path that has earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. “We need more capability than we have now.” “I don’t like to say it, but it looks like this will be more frequent,” he said, referring to disasters and extreme weather events. The quake was felt in the capital, Manila, but was stronger in the north, affecting the northwestern region of Ilocos and Mountain Province, north of the tourist city of Baguio. Churches and historical buildings were damaged.