Another Big Mega Earthquake this March 2012
There is a clear pattern in the MegaQuake/Axis Shifts of 2010 and 2011. Every 188-9 days, we have a quake above 7.0, and every 377 days the axis of the Earth shifts. In my opinion something external is causing this, possibly our binary solar system's twin sun, or a circumbinary planet in our system, that is getting closer.
Philippines issues local tsunami alert after quake hits between islands
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Monday off the third-largest island in the Philippines, prompting the country to issue a tsunami alert for the coastlines near the epicenter.
The quake struck about 11:49 a.m. (10:49 p.m. Sunday ET) about 70 kilometers (44 miles) from the coastal city of Dumaguete on the Philippine island of Negros, the USGS said.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued a level 2 tsunami alert for areas along the Tanon Strait between Negros and the neighboring island of Cebu.
That's a notch below the highest tsunami alert of level 3, which requires evacuation of the affected areas, a spokeswoman for the institute said.
She said the institute was advising people to watch out for unusual waves and to stay away from the shoreline.
No tsunami warning was issued for the wider Pacific region and there was no tsunami threat to Hawaii, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
The earthquake occurred in the ocean at a depth of 46.6 kilometers (29 miles), according to the USGS.
At the Circle Inn Hotel in the city of Bacolod, which is on Negros but not on the coast nearest the quake's epicenter, a receptionist said the quake lasted between three and five minutes.
"We felt the shaking," the receptionist said. "The guests all exited the building. But all the people here are okay."
There was no damage to the hotel, the receptionist said.
February 6, 2012 Earthquake around the world
Cebu had 3 earthquakes today:
Negros-Cebu Region, Philippines 5.6 Negros-Cebu Region, Philippines 4.8 Negros-Cebu Region, Philippines 6.7 And the earthquake didn't just happened in Negros-Cebu Region.
It happened to the rest of the world as well TODAY.
1.Northern Alaska 3.1
2.Halmahera, Indonesia 4.4
3.Fiji Region 5.1
4.East Coast of Honshu, Japan 4.7
5.Southern Peru 4.7
6.Michoacan, Mexico 4.8
7.Mindanao, Philippines 5.2 8.Offshore CHiapas, Mexico 4.3
9.Vanuatu 6.0
10.Taiwan Region 4.5
11.Java, Indonesia 4.4
12.Southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia 4.8
13.Dominican Republic Region 3.0
14.Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia 4.7
15.Offshore El Salvasor 4.8
16. East Coast of Honshu, Japan 4.6
17.Offshore Chiapas, Mexico 4.8
18.Marianas Islands Region 4.7
19.Fiji Region 4.6
20.Kyrgyzstan 5.2
21.Southern Iran 5.0
22.Off the West Coasr of Northern Sumatra 4.5
6.8 Magnitude Earthquake rocks Cebu Negros Visayas Region
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Cebu and Negros islands late Monday morning, killing a child and triggering a local tsunami alert.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued the tsunami alert for the central Philippines, saying the quake could trigger a 3-foot (1-meter) wave. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a warning.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered 44 miles (72 kilometers) north of Dumaguete city on Negros Island in the central Philippines. It hit at a depth of 29 miles (46 kilometers).
People rushed out of schools, malls and offices during the quake. Officials in some areas suspended work.
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, also on Negros Island, was damaged when its windows were shattered by the shaking, he said.
The quake was also felt in central Cebu city, the country's second largest, where it lasted about 30 seconds.
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