Philippines earthquake Aug 31st 2012

Major 7.6 earthquake in the Philippines followed by a swarm of lesser earth quakes hit a few hours ago, but the Tsunami warning has been called off.

As usual, Dutchsinse has the goods.

8/31/2012 — 7.6 Magnitude earthquake strikes Philippines

August 31, 2012 by sincedutch

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000cc5m.php

Earthquake Details

• This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

MAGNITUDE	7.6
DATE-TIME	Friday, August 31, 2012 at 12:47:34 UTC Friday, August 31, 2012 at 08:47:34 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
LOCATION	10.838°N, 126.704°E
DEPTH	34.9 km (21.7 miles)
REGION	PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION