Manila: Three major earthquakes that occurred in the south Philippines on July 24 were due to the eruption of Kawio Barat, a big underwater volcano rising 10,000 feet from 18,000 feet of water between Indonesia and the south Philippines, said an expert, whose analysis was challenged by a local scientist.
Three major undersea earthquakes with magnitudes of 6.8 and 7.1 on the Richter scale, occurred in the Moro Gulf off Mindanao on July 24, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) confirmed, adding the undersea quakes did not damage land areas.
The quakes, tectonic in origin, had nothing to do with the eruption of a recently discovered undersea volcano, the Kawio Barat, Mahar Lagmay, associate professor at the University of the Philippines National Institute of Geological Sciences, told the Inquirer.
However, Jim Holden, chief scientist for the US-Indonesia deep-sea expedition of Kawio Barat, said in a press release quoted by the Inquirer that the major earthquakes off south Philippines last month were due to the eruption of Kawio Barat, which was recently found by scientists under the seabed of Sulawesi Islands in Indonesia.
Earthquakes
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Thursday, August 05, 2010 at 00:04:17 UTC
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 06:04:17 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location:
43.585°N, 110.440°W
Depth:
5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program
Region:
WYOMING
Distances:
30 km (20 miles) ENE of Jackson, Wyoming
65 km (40 miles) W of Dubois, Wyoming
95 km (60 miles) NNW of Pinedale, Wyoming
535 km (335 miles) WNW of CHEYENNE, Wyoming
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Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 22:01:45 UTC
Thursday, August 05, 2010 at 08:01:45 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location:
5.804°S, 150.767°E
Depth:
54 km (33.6 miles)
Region:
NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances:
75 km (45 miles) ESE of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG
140 km (90 miles) ENE of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG
565 km (350 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
2415 km (1500 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
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Thursday, August 05, 2010 at 00:04:50 UTC
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 06:04:50 PM at epicenter
Location:
41.800°N, 112.111°W
Depth:
25.4 km (15.8 miles)
Region:
UTAH
Distances:
1 km (1 miles) SSE (157°) from Fielding, UT
3 km (2 miles) ESE (106°) from Riverside, UT
9 km (5 miles) NNE (30°) from Garland, UT
24 km (15 miles) WNW (287°) from Logan, UT
118 km (73 miles) N (351°) from Salt Lake City, UT
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Earthquake Location
Earthquake Location
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 12:58:24 UTC
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 03:58:24 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location:
51.426°N, 178.607°W
Depth:
27 km (16.8 miles) set by location program
Region:
ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
Distances:
40 km (25 miles) ENE of Amatignak Island, Alaska
60 km (40 miles) SSW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska
2055 km (1280 miles) WSW of Anchorage, Alaska
2880 km (1790 miles) W of JUNEAU, Alaska
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Earthquake Location
Earthquake Location
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 04:46:21 UTC
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 04:46:21 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location:
26.953°S, 177.148°W
Depth:
23.7 km (14.7 miles)
Region:
SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
Distances:
270 km (165 miles) NNE of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
525 km (325 miles) NNE of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands
1335 km (830 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand
1755 km (1090 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand
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Earthquake Location
Earthquake Location
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 07:15:33 UTC
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 05:15:33 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location:
5.521°S, 146.793°E
Depth:
213.6 km (132.7 miles) set by location program
Region:
EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances:
115 km (70 miles) ESE of Madang, New Guinea, PNG
135 km (85 miles) N of Lae, New Guinea, PNG
440 km (270 miles) N of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
2520 km (1560 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
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Earthquake Location
Earthquake Location
Tuesday, August 03, 2010 at 12:08:26 UTC
Tuesday, August 03, 2010 at 08:08:26 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location:
1.243°N, 126.277°E
Depth:
42.8 km (26.6 miles)
Region:
MOLUCCA SEA
Distances:
135 km (85 miles) WNW of Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia
160 km (100 miles) E of Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia
1590 km (990 miles) SSE of MANILA, Philippines
2310 km (1430 miles) ENE of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
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Earthquake Location
Earthquake Location
Friday, July 30, 2010 at 03:56:14 UTC
Friday, July 30, 2010 at 03:56:14 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location:
52.535°N, 159.919°E
Depth:
21 km (13.0 miles)
Region:
OFF THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA
Distances:
101 km (63 miles) ESE (122°) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
333 km (207 miles) NE (50°) from Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia
496 km (308 miles) SW (236°) from Nikol'skoye, Komandorskiye Ostrova, Rus.
2455 km (1526 miles) NE (34°) from TOKYO, Japan
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Earthquake Location
Earthquake Location
Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 07:31:56 UTC
Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 03:31:56 PM at epicenter
Location:
6.474°N, 123.379°E
Depth:
618.8 km (384.5 miles)
Region:
MORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Distances:
128 km (80 miles) SW (229°) from Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines
151 km (94 miles) ESE (109°) from Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines
152 km (94 miles) S (185°) from Pagadian, Mindanao, Philippines
943 km (586 miles) SSE (164°) from MANILA, Philippines
