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November 2023 Mindanao Earthquake
At 16:14 PST (08:14 UTC) on November 17, 2023, the province of Sarangani on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines was struck by an earthquake measuring 6.7 . It had a maximum perceived intensity of VIII (''Severe'') on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale. At least eleven people were killed and another 730 were treated for injuries. Tectonic setting Mindanao lies across the complex convergent boundary between the Sunda Plate and the Philippine Sea Plate. Part of the oblique convergence between these plates is taken up by subduction along the Cotabato Trench. The strike-slip component of the convergence is accommodated partly by the Philippine Fault System and partly by the Cotabato Fault System, a network of mainly NW-SE trending sinistral (left-lateral) strike-slip faults that form the boundary between the Cotabato Arc and the Central Mindanao Volcanic Belt. In 1976, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake and tsunami along the same trench killed 8,000 people. Earthquake The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malapatan
Malapatan, officially the Municipality of Malapatan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Malapatan; tl, Bayan ng Malapatan; mdh, Inged nu Malapatan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Sarangani, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 80,741 people. Malapatan is bounded on the west by Sarangani Bay, on the east by Davao Occidental, on the north by Alabel, and on the south by Glan. Geography Barangays Malapatan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. * Daan Suyan * Kihan * Kinam * Libi * Lun Masla * Lun Padidu * Patag * Poblacion (Malapatan) * Sapu Masla * Sapu Padidu * Tuyan * Upper Suyan Climate Demographics Inhabited by Christians, Muslims as well the indigenous people of Sarangani. Malapatan is a great illustration of how different religious beliefs can harmoniously co-exist. It is also the home of the famous Blaan "dreamweavers" who craft sleeping mats using the designs they have dreamt about. Economy The economy of Malapatan is largel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization's work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The USGS is a fact-finding research organization with no regulatory responsibility. The agency was founded on March 3, 1879. The USGS is a bureau of the United States Department of the Interior; it is that department's sole scientific agency. The USGS employs approximately 8,670 people and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. The USGS also has major offices near Lakewood, Colorado, at the Denver Federal Center, and Menlo Park, California. The current motto of the USGS, in use since August 1997, is "science for a changing world". The agency's previous slogan, adopted on the occasion of its hundredt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolaang Mongondow Regency
Bolaang Mongondow Regency is a regency of North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, situated on the island of Sulawesi. The principal town lies at Kotamobagu, which is now administratively separated from the regency, the administrative centre of which is now at the town of Lolak. The Regency covers an area of 2,871.65 km2, and had a population of 213,484 at the 2010 Census and 248,751 at the 2020 Census. Administrative Districts At the time of the 2010 Census the Regency was divided into twelve districts (''kecamatan''), but three additional districts have subsequently been created by splitting of existing districts. The districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census. The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (rural ''desa'' and urban ''kelurahan'') in each district, and its postal codes. Notes: (a) the populations at the 2010 Census of the commu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talaud Islands Regency
The Talaud Islands Regency ( id, Kabupaten Kepulauan Talaud) is a regency of North Sulawesi province, Indonesia. The Talaud Islands form an archipelago situated to the north-east of Sulawesi, with a land area of 1,251.02 km2. It had a population of 83,434 at the 2010 Census, increasing to 94,520 at the 2020 Census. The largest island is Karakelong, on which lies the regency seat in the town of Melonguane. To its south lie the islands of Salibabu and Kabaruan, while the Nanusa group lies to the northeast of Karakelong, and Miangas island is situated midway between Karakelong and the Philippines. It is one of the three regencies to the north of North Sulawesi that are located between Sulawesi and the Philippines, along with the Sitaro Islands Regency and Sangihe Islands Regency. The island of Miangas is the most northerly island in the regency and widely regarded as the northernmost point of Indonesia. As the result, it is often referenced to describe the territorial integrity of In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangihe Islands Regency
The Sangihe Islands Regency ( id, Kabupaten Kepulauan Sangihe) is a regency of North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. It comprises a group of islands situated to the North of Sulawesi. It covers a land area of 736.98 km2, and had a population of 126,100 at the 2010 Census and 139,262 at the 2020 Census. The principal island is also named Sangihe, on which lies the main town of Tahuna. Minor island groups within the Regency include the Marore group considerably to the north of Sangihe Island, the Tatoareng group to the south, and the Nusa Tabukan group off the northeast coast of Sangihe Island. It borders the Philippines in the north, making it one of Indonesia's border regions. History Prior to rapid decentralization after the fall of Suharto, all of the archipelago to the north of the Minahasa Peninsula was administered as a single regency named Sangihe Islands and Talaud Regency. In 2002, it was split into two regencies, one for the Sangihe Islands and the other for the Talaud I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale
The Modified Mercalli intensity scale (MM, MMI, or MCS), developed from Giuseppe Mercalli's Mercalli intensity scale of 1902, is a seismic intensity scale used for measuring the intensity of shaking produced by an earthquake. It measures the effects of an earthquake at a given location, distinguished from the earthquake's inherent force or strength as measured by seismic magnitude scales (such as the "" magnitude usually reported for an earthquake). While shaking is caused by the seismic energy released by an earthquake, earthquakes differ in how much of their energy is radiated as seismic waves. Deeper earthquakes also have less interaction with the surface, and their energy is spread out across a larger volume. Shaking intensity is localized, generally diminishing with distance from the earthquake's epicenter, but can be amplified in sedimentary basins and certain kinds of unconsolidated soils. Intensity scales empirically categorize the intensity of shaking based on the effect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea. Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state and the 14th-largest country by area, at . With over 275 million people, Indonesia is the world's fourth-most populous country and the most populous Muslim-majority country. Java, the world's most populous island, is home to more than half of the country's population. Indonesia is a presidential republic with an elected legislature. It has 38 provinces, of which nine have special status. The country's capital, Jakarta, is the world's second-most populous urban area. Indonesia shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and the eastern part of Malaysia, as well as maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia, Palau, and India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Cotabato
South Cotabato ( hil, Bagatnan Cotabato; ceb, Habagatang Cotabato; Maguindanaon: ''Pagabagatan Kutawatu'', Jawi: ڤاڬابڬتن كوتاواتو; tl, Timog Cotabato), officially the Province of South Cotabato, is a province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen region in Mindanao. Its capital is Koronadal, and it borders Sultan Kudarat to the north and west, Sarangani to the south and northeast, and Davao del Sur to the far northeast. To the southeast lies Sarangani Bay. General Santos, located on the shores of Sarangani Bay, is the most populous city in both the province and the region, but is governed independently from the province. The province of Sarangani used to be part of South Cotabato until it was made an independent province in 1992. History Centuries ago, the area that would be the South Cotabato was sparsely inhabited by Maguindanao people, Maguindanaon pioneers and Lumads which are under Sultanate of Maguindanao's influence. The Spain, Spaniards launch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koronadal
Koronadal, officially the City of Koronadal ( hil, Dakbanwa sang Koronadal; ceb, Dakbayan sa Koronadal; Maguindanaon: ''Kuta nu Koronadal'', Jawi: كوتا نو كورونادال; fil, Lungsod ng Koronadal), also known as Marbel, is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province of South Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 195,398 people. It is the capital of the province of South Cotabato and regional administrative center of Soccsksargen (Region XII). Koronadal City is one of the Planned Cities of the Philippines that were signed by Congress on 1965. It became a component city of South Cotabato by virtue of Republic Act 8803 dated October 8, 2000. Koronadal City is one of the two cities in Mindanao where majority of the citizens are ethnic Hiligaynons, who comprise 95% of the city's population, the other being Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat. In 2003 and 2005 the city was recognized as "Most Competitive City" in the small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polomolok
Polomolok, officially the Municipality of Polomolok ( hil, Banwa sang Polomolok; ceb, Lungsod sa Polomolok; tl, Bayan ng Polomolok; mdh, Inged nu Pulumuluk, Jawi: ايڠايد نو ڤولومولوق), is a 1st class municipality in the province of South Cotabato, Philippines. As of May 2020, it has a population of 172,605 people making it the most populated municipality in Mindanao. It is located between General Santos and Tupi. Polomolok is seated about south-east of the provincial capital city of Koronadal, north of the port city of General Santos and south-east of the national capital Manila. As of 2019, it is the second wealthiest Municipality in Mindanao with PHP 1.77 Billion worth of assets and in 2021, Polomolok is the 2nd Most Competitive Municipality in Mindanao (9th Nationwide). Polomolok also serves as the chief town in the 1st District of South Cotabato. Polomolok already filed a resolution to the Congress for Polomolok to become a city. History The name Polom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Santos
General Santos, officially the City of General Santos,; hil, Dakbanwa sang Heneral Santos; Maguindanao language, Maguindanao: ''Ingud nu Heneral Santos''; Blaan language, Blaan: ''Banwe Dadiangas''; Tboli language, Tboli: ''Benwu Dadiangas''; Filipino language, Filipino: ''Lungsod ng Heneral Santos'' and abbreviated as GenSan, is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Regions of the Philippines, region of Soccsksargen, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 697,315 people. It is located on the island of Mindanao, it is the Extreme points of the Philippines#Cities, southernmost and 15th-most populous city in the Philippines. It is the regional center for commerce and industry of the Soccsksargen region, and is geographically located within the province of South Cotabato but administered independently of it. Formerly known as Dadiangas, the city was named after Gen. Paulino Santos, a former Commanding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glan, Sarangani
Glan, officially the Municipality of Glan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Glan; tl, Bayan ng Glan; mdh, Inged nu Glan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Sarangani, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 109,547 people. Glan is located east of Sarangani Bay, west of Davao Occidental, and north of the Celebes Sea. It is largely based on agriculture with a high level production of copra. Aquaculture is the second biggest income earner, notably milkfish and shrimps culture. Other agricultural products are coconuts, maize, sugarcane, bananas, pineapples, mangoes, pork, eggs, beef, and fish. The economy accelerated in 2010s due to advances in global communication technology and the finishing of a modern highway, which improved trade and transport. The municipality is classified as he ''"heritage town"'' by cultural conservationists, including members of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts due to the many well-preserved ancestral houses an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
