Magnitude 4.6 earthquake rocks Davao Oriental, Philippines on May 1, 2011 (Araw ng Paggawa)

At exactly 7:07 in the evening, Mati, Davao Oriental was jolted by a 4.6-magnitude quake on Labor Day or Araw ng Paggawa, May 1, 2011. This is according to the latest earthquake bulletin released by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

The quake which was of tectonic origin has a depth of 2 Kilometers (Km). Its epicenter was located at 86 Km Southeast of Mati, Davao Oriental.

The Institute is not expecting any damage nor any aftershock from the temblor.

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4.6-magnitude earthquake hits Mindanao, Philippines on April 21, 2011

An earthquake which registered a Richter Scale reading of magnitude 4.6 jolted Mindanao, Philippines, today (April 21, 2011), according to the US Geological Survey.

At 06:53:08 PM (Philippine Time), the quake struck the epicenter which is 127 km (78 miles) East of Butuan.

The red dot on the graph locates the epicenter of the 10PM Surigao Earthquake on April 21, 2011| Courtesy of Phivolcs

On the bulletin of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), a 3.8 magnitude temblor was reported which hit 130 km SE of Tandag, Surigao del Sur at 6:53 PM.

Update:

Another tremor was felt at 10:20 PM which measures at magnitude 4.0, said Phivolcs. Its epicenter is 123 km SE of Tandag, Surigao del Sur. It has a depth of 33 k.m. and is of tectonic origin.

The Institute does not expect aftershocks nor tsunami from the quake.

There were no immediate reports of damage from the quakes.

Magnitude 4 - 4.3 earthquakes rock GenSan, Cagayan de Oro and Biliran Island on March 28

Three earthquakes measuring at 4-4.3 magnitude on Richter Scale, struck three provinces of the Philippines, today, March 28, 2011. There has been no report of any damages from the quakes.

According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the first quake, with a magnitude of 4.3, was located off Naval, Biliran Island and hit the area at 6:29 a.m. It was felt at intensity 4 in Naval, intensity 3 at Leyte and intensity 2 at Capoocan and Jaro, Leyte.

Another 4.0-magnitude quake followed a few hours later, at 9:03 am. Its epicenter was 227 km Southeast of General Santos City.

The third tremor was recorded off Cagayan de Oro City at 1:32 p.m. It has a magnitude of 4 and was felt at Intensity 3 in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental and Intensity 2 in Cagayan de Oro City.

4 earthquakes jolt the Philippines on March 21

Update: Another 4.7-magnitude earthquake just hit 29 KM Northeast of Pili, Camarines Sur at 9:29PM, making it the fifth to struck the country, today. According to a Bandila (ABS-CBN) report quoting Phivolcs, experiencing 5 quakes in one day is just normal since the country is said to experience an average of 20 tremors per day, only that most are 'weak' enough to be noticed.

A day after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the northern provinces of the Philippines, 4 more tremors were felt in different areas in the country today, March 21, 2011.

According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the following are the epicenters and corresponding magnitudes of the 4 quakes.

21 Mar 2011 - 06:37 PM

DEPTH - 074 KM

MAGNITUDE - 5.7

LOCATION - 012 km N 89° E of Lubang (Lubang Island)

21 Mar 2011 - 07:34 AM

DEPTH - 081 KM

MAGNITUDE - 3.8

LOCATION - 081 km S 60° W of Mamburao (Occidental Mindoro)

21 Mar 2011 - 06:13 AM

DEPTH – 020 KM

MAGNITUDE - 2.9

LOCATION - 010 km N 75° E of Tandag (Surigao Del Sur)

21 Mar 2011 - 12:29 AM

DEPTH - 019 KM

MAGNITUDE - 1.9

LOCATION - 004 km S 65° E of Romblon (Romblon)

Noypi's notes:

A friend in Manila posted on Facebook that she saw her chandelier swaying when the 5.6-magnitude quake happened just moments ago. She was on the 16th floor.

Take care, everyone!