February 4, 2012 – A 6.0 Earthquake Struck near Samar, Philippines an hour ago: The quake struck at 9:09PM at the epicenter at a depth of 60 kilometers (37 miles). It was 62 miles north of Guiuan, Samar, Philippines; 68 miles northeast of Tacloban, Leyte; 76 miles east of Calbayog, Samar and 367 miles ESE of Manila, Philippines (see map).
Over the last 39 years, the Philippines have bee hit by 14 tremors greater than or equal to 7.0 magnitude. The last one was on July 23, 2010 and was a 7.6 magnitude event near the Moro Gulf in the Celesses Sea.
Todays quake struck at 8:09AM in New York, 7:09Am in Chicago, 6:09AM in Denver and 5:09AM in Los Angeles.
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