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Moro Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines: 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake: Earthquake: On 17 August 1976 at 00:11, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck the island of Mindanao, Philippines. The resulting tsunami devastated more than 700 km (430 mi) of coastline bordering the Gulf of Moro in the North Celebes Sea. Estimated casualties included 5,000 dead, 2,200 ...
Tsunami damage at Barangay Tibpuan, Lebak, Mindanao. Several fault zones in the region are capable of producing major earthquakes and destructive local tsunamis. The two major fault zones that are most dangerous are the Sulu Trench in the Sulu Sea and the Cotabato Trench, a region of subduction that crosses the Celebes Sea and the Moro Gulf in Southern Mindanao.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center also said that they expected tsunami waves to be as high as 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) in the Philippines, 0.3–1 m (0.98–3.28 ft) in Palau, and less than 0.3 m (0.98 ft) in American Samoa, China, South Korea, a majority of Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia, Hawaii, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan and Malaysia. [16]
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said it expected tsunami waves to hit the southern Philippines and parts of Indonesia, Palau and Malaysia, but later dropped its tsunami warning.
A 7.6 magnitude earthquake has hit the Philippines, triggering a tsunami warning.. The quake struck off the island of Mindanao late at night, with residents living on the eastern coast urged to ...
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 ...
Two earthquakes struck off the coast of Mindanao, Philippines, and generated a large tsunami on 17 May 1992. They measured 7.1 and 7.2, respectively on the moment magnitude scale and were spaced 26 minutes apart. Seismic shaking and a tsunami caused damage in Manay, Cateel, Baganga, Boston, Caraga and Tarragona, Davao Oriental Province.
UTC time: 2012-08-31 12:47:33: ISC event: 601667544: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: August 31, 2012 (): Local time: 20:47 PST [1]: Magnitude: M w 7.6 [1]: Depth: 45 km (28 mi) [1] Epicenter: 1]: Type: Reverse [2]: Areas affected: Philippines: Max. intensity: PEIS VII (Destructive) [3] MMI VII (Very strong): Tsunami: Yes (highest 20 inches) [4]: Aftershocks: 298 (as of September 2, 2012 ...