2022 earthquake alerts

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan's eastern coast on Thursday, the island's weather bureau says, with shaking felt in the capital Taipei.

The quake hit just after midday (0400 GMT) about 30 kilometers (19 miles) off the coast of Hualien County at a shallow depth of six kilometers. — AFP

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's main island of Java on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, less than a month after another quake in the same province killed more than 300 people.

The quake struck at 07:50 am local time (0050 GMT) around 15 kilometres from the town of Cianjur, the USGS said.

It said there was a low likelihood of casualties or damage following the quake, which struck at a depth of 123 kilometres (76 miles). — AFP

A magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck northwest Turkey during Wednesday's early hours, the US Geological Survey said.

The tremor was about 10 kilometres (six miles) deep and struck about 170 km east of Istanbul, the country's largest city, according to the USGS. — AFP

A strong 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on Tuesday, with eyewitnesses reporting shaking that hurled televisions and other items to the ground.

"This was a big one," Joy Nisha, a receptionist with the Heritage Park Hotel in the capital, told AFP. "Some of the things in the hotel fell. Everyone seems OK, but panicky."

A tsunami warning was issued for an area of the Solomons coast within 300 kilometres (185 miles) of the epicentre. — AFP

Phivolcs says a magnitude 4.1 quake rocked Tineg, Abra at 5:00 a.m. Tuesday.

An earthquake shook buildings in Indonesia's capital on Monday, according to AFP reporters, although there were no immediate reports of damage.

The quake had a magnitude of 5.4 and struck near towns south of Jakarta, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency had earlier said the quake had a magnitude of 5.6 and struck near Cianjur, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) from Jakarta.

There were no reports of casualties or major damage in the capital, where people rushed out of buildings. — AFP

Phivolcs says a magnitude 3.8 earthquake jolted San Benito in Surigao Del Norte at 4:35 p.m. Friday. 

Phivolcs says there is no tsunami threat to the Philippines following the magnitude 6.7 earthquake in Fiji Islands Region Saturday.

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck western Nepal on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, sending shocks into neighbouring India.

The quake's epicentre hit near Nepal's Dipayal, 340 kilometres (210 miles) west of Kathmandu, and was registered at a depth of 15 kilometres (nine miles) by USGS.

It hit around 2:00 am (2030 GMT) and sent tremors into northern India. — AFP

Phivolcs says a magnitude 5.4 earthquake hit Magsaysay, Davao del Sur at 4:05 p.m. Wednesday. 

Phivolcs says a magnitude 4.6 earthquake jolted Davao Oriental Saturday morning.

A strong earthquake jolted Mexico on Thursday, sending people rushing out into the streets of the capital in the middle of the night, days after a powerful tremor left at least two people dead.

The epicenter of the 6.9-magnitude quake was near the Pacific coast, 84 kilometers (52 miles) south of Coalcoman in the western state of Michoacan, the national seismological agency reported.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) estimated the magnitude at 6.8. -- AFP

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Michoacan, Mexico on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there was no tsunami warning.

The strong quake hit at a depth of 20.7 kilometres (12.8 miles), about 410 kilometres from Mexico City at 0616 GMT.  — AFP

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's southeastern coast on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, prompting Japan to issue a tsunami warning.

The quake hit at 2:44 pm (0644 GMT) about 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of the city of Taitung at a depth of 10 kilometers, the USGS said.

A 6.6 magnitude quake hit the same region on Saturday and there have been multiple tremors since with Sunday's the strongest by far.

Japan's Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory to remote islands near Taiwan. -- AFP

A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted a coastal region of Papua in eastern Indonesia Saturday morning and was followed by two weaker aftershocks minutes later, the US Geological Survey said.

The first two quakes -- the second a 5.8-magnitude tremor -- hit at a relatively shallow depth of 15 kilometres, about 272 kilometres (169 miles) from the town of Abepura, according to the USGS. 

A third 5.9-magnitude quake then hit the area at a depth of 32 kilometres. 

No casualties or damages were immediately reported by authorities and no tsunami warning accompanied the inland quakes.

But the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BKMG) warned of moderate shaking and potential light damage.

It also told residents of nearby towns to "watch out for possible aftershocks" in its online advisory. -- AFP

Phivolcs says a magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit Socorro, Surigao del Norte at 5:35 p.m. Wednesday.

Phivolcs says a 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit Maguindanao at 2:25 p.m. Saturday.

Phivolcs says a magnitude 4.4 earthquake hit Merida, Leyte at 6:49 a.m. Saturday. 

Phivolcs says a magnitude 4.0 earthquake hit Magsingal, Ilocos Sur 12:34 p.m. Saturday. 

United States Geological Survey says a magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits northern Philippines at 8:43 a.m. on Wednesday.

But the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reports the earthquake to be at 7.3 magnitude, located at 17.63°N, 120.74°E - 002 km N 20° E of Lagangilang (Abra).

#EarthquakePH #EarthquakeAbra#iFelt_AbraEarthquake
Earthquake Information No.1
Date and Time: 27 July 2022 - 08:43 AM
Magnitude = 7.3
Depth = 025 km
Location = 17.63°N, 120.74°E - 002 km N 20° E of Lagangilang (Abra)https://t.co/3956JHaXeR pic.twitter.com/132uDTgdhW

— PHIVOLCS-DOST (@phivolcs_dost) July 27, 2022

Phivolcs says a magnitude 4.2 earthquake hit waters off Panukulan, Quezon at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday.

Phivolcs says a magnitude 4.4 quake hit Masinloc, Zambales on 4:36 p.m. No aftershocks and damage expected.

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of East Timor on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, with tremors felt as far as the Australian city of Darwin, although there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

The USGS said the quake hit at a depth of 51 kilometres (32 miles) off the eastern tip of Timor island, which is split between East Timor and Indonesia.

An AFP journalist in the East Timor capital Dili felt the earthquake and said that, although it lasted only seconds, "the jolt was quite strong". — AFP

Phivolcs says a magnitude 4.8 quake jolted Mobo, Masbate at 9:38 a.m. Wednesday.

Phivolcs says a magnitude 4.2 quake jolted waters off Bayabas, Surigao Del Sure at 1:03 p.m. on Friday. There are no expected aftershocks.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck off the coast of Taiwan early Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.

There were no immediate reports of fatalities or injuries, or major damage.

The USGS said the quake, which it downgraded from an earlier estimate of magnitude 6.9, had a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles) and hit 70 kilometres south of Hualien City. — AFP

Phivolcs reports that a magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit the waters off Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental at 2:15 p.m. Saturday.

Aftershocks are expected, Phivolcs adds.

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro at 3:22 p.m. on Monday, state volcanologists say.

According to Phivolcs, Intensity III was reported in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro while Intensity II was felt in Quezon City.

#EarthquakePH #EarthquakeOccidentalMindoro#iFelt_OccidentalMindoroEarthquake
Earthquake Information No.1
Date and Time: 21 Feb 2022 - 03:22 PM
Magnitude = 5.3
Depth = 106 km
Location = 13.58N, 120.68E - 016 km N 18° W of Abra De Ilog (Occidental Mindoro)https://t.co/1GuqHCwr25 pic.twitter.com/EGmvj6PJMD

— PHIVOLCS-DOST (@phivolcs_dost) February 21, 2022

Phivolcs says a magnitude 4.0 earthquake hit the waters off Balut Island, Davao Occidental at 4:25 p.m. Saturday. 

Phivolcs reports that a magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit the waters off Balut Island, Davao Occidental at 10:26 a.m. Saturday. 

The tsunami threat from a powerful Tonga volcano eruption has passed, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says on Sunday, after powerful waves flooded coastlines from Japan to the United States.

"Based on all available data, the tsunami threat from this volcanic eruption has now passed," the PTWC says at 0300 GMT, adding authorities at "impacted coastal areas should monitor... to determine when it is safe to resume normal activities". — AFP

Tsunami reached Japan late Saturday through early Sunday, and waves as high as three meters were possible, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, hours after a massive volcanic eruption near Tonga.

The agency said a 1.2 metre (about four feet) tsunami reached the remote southern island of Amami Oshima around 11:55 pm (1455 GMT) Saturday before other areas along Japan's Pacific coast observed smaller tsunami.

The eastern shores of northernmost Hokkaido island as well as southwestern regions of Kochi and Wakayama also saw tsunami as high as 0.9 metres shortly after midnight, the agency said. — AFP