5.8-magnitude quake hits S. Mindanao areas
DAVAO CITY, Philippines—A 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted several areas of Southern Mindanao around 4:37 p.m. Friday but no damages were immediately reported and no tsunami alert issued.
The United States Geological Survey said the quake's epicenter was traced 150 kilometers east southeast of this city and had a depth of 111 km.
Magnitude 6.9 earthquake rocks Okinawa islands in southern Japan
TOKYO, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.9 magnitude on the Richter scale on Saturday rocked Okinawa Prefecture and its vicinity in southern Japan, said the Japan Meteorological Agency.
The focus of the quake, which occurred at 5:31 a.m. local time (2031 GMT Friday), was located some 10 km under the sea 50 km east off Naha, capital of Okinawa, said the agency.
Chile earthquake kills 78 and triggers tsunami
A massive earthquake has hit the coast of Chile, killing dozens of people, flattening buildings and triggering a tsunami.
The 8.8-magnitude quake, the country’s largest in 25 years, shook the capital Santiago for a minute and half at 3:34am (6:34am GMT) today.
Seems to be a whole lot of shaking going on.
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2 comments:
Maybe the folks in the southern hemisphere have been naughty?
I'd agree with you except that both the Philippine's and the Japanese quake are in the Northern Hemisphere. And there's a lot of mag 3, 4 and even 5 in California. (Not that they don't deserve to be shaken up.)
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