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A total of 305 homes were destroyed and another 610 were damaged. In addition, an estimated 53 hectares (130.9 acres) of rice and 3.5 hectares (8.6 acres) of corn were damaged. About 43,851 people were affected by the depression and [5] damages from the depression were estimated at PHP 23 million ($494,000 US$). [6]
The 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami caused major destruction in American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga mostly due to a 14 m (46 ft) high tsunami hitting the coasts of the three countries. At least 143 people killed, 310 others injured, five others missing, 405 homes destroyed, 161 others damaged and a total of $124 million worth of damages in Samoa ...
2009: Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, Washington, United States: Landslide: A section of the shoreline about 17 acres (6.9 ha) in area adjacent to the mouth of the Spokane River collapsed into the lake on January 16, 2009, generating a tsunami which reached a maximum height of 30 feet (9 m) along the opposite shore 1,000 yards (910 m) away. [137 ...
MANILA (Reuters) -Evacuations were under way in the Philippines after a quake of at least magnitude 7.5 struck the southern region of Mindanao on Saturday night, triggering tsunami warnings in the ...
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PHIVOLCS Observatory at Mount Hibok-Hibok.. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS, Filipino:; Filipino: Surian ng Pilipinas sa Bulkanolohiya at Sismolohiya [2]) is a Philippine national institution dedicated to provide information on the activities of volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis, as well as other specialized information and services primarily for the ...
The U.S. Tsunami Warning System had initially warned of waves of up to 3 metres (10 feet) above the usual high tide level. The quake, which struck at 10:37 p.m. (1437 GMT) on Saturday, was at a ...
5 7.2 Tectonic Bohol & Cebu: October 15, 2013 222 8 796 ₱4 billion (est.) [8] 6 7.1 Tectonic Mindoro: November 15, 1994 78 430 ₱5.15 million [9] 7 6.7 Tectonic Negros Oriental: February 6, 2012 51 62 112 ₱383 million 8 7.8 Tectonic Panay (Lady Caycay) January 25, 1948 50 (est) ₱7 million 9 Unknown: Tectonic Manila: June 19, 1665 19 ...