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No Filipinos injured in Afghanistan quake

The Philippine Embassy in Islamabad, which has jurisdiction over Afghanistan, reported that there were no Filipino casualties or injuries following the magnitude 6.0 earthquake...

Hope dwindles for survivors days after deadly Afghan quake

JALALABAD, Afghanistan – Hope faded Wednesday of finding survivors in the rubble of homes devastated by the weekend’s powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, as...

UN: Afghan quake toll over900 could impact ‘thousands’

GENEVA – The UN on Tuesday said the earthquake in eastern Afghanistan that has killed more than 900 people could impact “hundreds of thousands,”...

Fresh quake hits disaster-struck Afghanistan, as toll passes 1,400

Jalalabad, Afghanistan—A fresh 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit the east of Afghanistan on Tuesday, jolting a region still struggling with the aftermath of a powerful quake at...

Eastern Afghanistan quake death toll more than 800 – officials

KABUL – More than 800 people were killed by a strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake and multiple aftershocks in eastern Afghanistan, provincial Nangarhar government officials...

Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 800

Jalalabad, Afghanistan—A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan Monday, after a strong earthquake and multiple aftershocks flattened homes in a remote, mountainous region, killing...

Magnitude 5 quake strikes off Davao Oriental

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday afternoon recorded a magnitude 5.0 earthquake off the coast of Davao Oriental. The earthquake was...

7.5 magnitude earthquake hits the Chilean Antarctic

Santiago, Chile—A 7.5 magnitude earthquake rattled the Chilean Antarctic region and the southern Drake Passage on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said. There was no threat...

Batangas shakes as 5.1-magnitude quake hits Calaca

Several areas in Batangas and nearby localities, including parts of Calabarzon and Metro Manila, where shaken early Wednesday morning when a magnitude-5.1 tremor struck...

Thai prosecutors indict 23 over bldg. collapse

BANGKOK – Thai prosecutors indicted 23 people and firms on Thursday, in a case linked to the deadly collapse of a Bangkok high-rise in...

Japan clears all tsunami advisories after quake off Russia coast

The Japan Meteorological Agency on Thursday lifted the last remaining tsunami advisories issued after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula the...

Tsunami Alert

Responders from the Bureau of Fire Protection, Philippine Coast Guard and the local disaster risk reduction and management office monitor the Sarangani coastline following...

Phivolcs lifts tsunami advisory after megaquake off Russia

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday afternoon canceled its tsunami advisory for the magnitude 8.7 earthquake off the east coast...

DILG alerts coastal towns after Russia quake sparks tsunami warnings

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) released a preemptive evacuation order covering all communities located near the Philippines’ shorelines in vulnerable coastal...
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