MANILA—At least 53 people are dead or missing after an earthquake struck the central Philippines
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MANILA—At least 53 people are dead or missing after an earthquake struck the central Philippines Monday in the latest disaster to hit the volcano and temblor-prone archipelago.
Local government officials and rescue agencies say at least 13 people were killed by 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit the narrow strait separating Negros and Cebu islands. At least 40 other people are missing, many of them buried by landslides after the lunchtime-quake dislodged large slabs of earth. Governor Roel Degamo of Negros Oriental province said around 30 houses were buried in the village of Planas alone, trapping dozens of people.
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MANILA, Philippines — A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines on Monday, killing a child and triggering a local tsunami alert.
A child died when a concrete fence of a house collapsed in Taysan town in Negros Oriental province, said Benito Ramos, who heads the Office of Civil Defense.
A mall in San Carlos city in neighboring Negros Occidental province was damaged when its windows were shattered by the shaking, he said. The quake was also felt in Cebu, where it lasted about 30 seconds.
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Breaking. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0007wgq.php
Magnitude
6.8
Date-Time
Monday, February 06, 2012 at 03:49:16 UTC
Monday, February 06, 2012 at 11:49:16 AM at epicenter
Location
9.964°N, 123.246°E
Depth
46.6 km (29.0 miles)
Region
NEGROS - CEBU REGION, PHILIPPINES
Distances
70 km (44 miles) N (355°) from Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines
79 km (49 miles) WNW (298°) from Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines
80 km (50 miles) SSE (158°) from Bacolod, Negros, Philippines
574 km (356 miles) SSE (154°) from MANILA, Philippines
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 13.5 km (8.4 miles); depth +/- 11.5 km (7.1 miles)
Parameters
NST= 72, Nph= 75, Dmin=744.7 km, Rmss=1.03 sec, Gp= 47°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
usb0007wgq
Google Map Earthquake center: http://t.co/XSPIamhG
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