6.0 quake shakes Bicol; Mt. Bulusan spews ash
11/07/2010A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake and a burst of volcanic ash struck the Bicol region yesterday in quick sucession, but government experts said the events were unrelated.
An earthquake hit the Bicol region early Saturday, shaking people from their sleep but causing no serious damage,the govern-ment said.
The quake, with an epicenter off the coast of Burias island occurred at 12:41 a.m., the government seismology office said.
Just hours later, Bulusan Volcano ejected a column of ash about 600 meters into the air, which showered down onto several towns in Bicol, the government said.
Seismic instruments recorded a 57-second ash explosion at around 8:11 a.m. Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) noted.
It added it has recorded four volcanic earthquakes during the past 24 hours..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20101107hed3.html
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