Agusan Marsh

PHIVOLCS: Fault-Agusan Marsh segment likely source of Agusan del Sur earthquake

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Talacogon Jolted by Magnitude 5.3 Earthquake from Philippine Fault A moderately strong earthquake shook Talacogon, Agusan del Sur, on Thursday evening, with state seismologists identifying the Philippine Fault-Agusan Marsh segment as the likely source. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported the earthquake as magnitude 5.3, exhibiting strike-slip faulting, meaning horizontal motion along … Read more

PH Fault-Agusan Marsh segment likely source of Agusan del Sur earthquake- PHIVOLCS 

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State seismologists identified the Philippine Fault-Agusan Marsh segment as the likely source of the magnitude 5.3 earthquake that jolted Talacogon, Agusan del Sur on Thursday evening.  “Based on SWIFT-CMT solutions, both earthquakes exhibited strike-slip faulting (horizontal motion along the fault), with the Philippine Fault – Agusan Marsh segment identified as the likely source,” the Philippine Institute … Read more