{"id":117465,"date":"2026-05-04T07:21:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T07:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/map-6-0-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-the-philippines\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T07:23:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T07:23:52","slug":"map-6-0-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-the-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/map-6-0-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-the-philippines\/","title":{"rendered":"Map: 6.0 magnitude earthquake shakes the Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"g-bk-63-JD6ul_CmKUw\" data-preview-slug=\"bk-63-JD6ul_CmKUw\" data-birdkit-hydrate=\"88b8b7e73721578b\">\n<p>\t<!--(--><!--(0--><!--(--><!--(--><!--(--><!--(0--><!--(--><!--)--><!--)--><!--(0--><!--(--><!--(1--><!----><\/p>\n<figure class=\"g-wrapper  svelte-nnmo52 g-needs-margin-block\" style=\"--g-wrapper_hed-text-wrap:balance\"><!--(-1--><!--)--> <!--(-1--><!--)--> <\/p>\n<div class=\"g-block g-block-margin svelte-ki8lyz\">\n<div class=\"g-block-width g-max-width-wide svelte-ki8lyz\"><!--(--><!--(-1--><!--)--> <\/p>\n<div class=\"g-wrapper_main-content svelte-nnmo52 g-overflow-visible\"><!--(-1--><!--)--> <\/p>\n<div class=\"g-wrapper_main_content_slot svelte-nnmo52\"><!--(--><!--(--><!--(-1--><!--(--><!----><\/p>\n<figure class=\"g-wrapper  svelte-nnmo52 g-needs-margin-block\" style=\"--g-wrapper_hed-text-wrap:balance\"><!--(-1--><!--)--> <!--(-1--><!--)--> <\/p>\n<div class=\"g-block g-block-margin svelte-ki8lyz\">\n<div class=\"g-block-width g-max-width-wide svelte-ki8lyz\"><!--(--><!--(-1--><!--)--> <\/p>\n<div class=\"g-wrapper_main-content svelte-nnmo52 g-overflow-visible\"><!--(-1--><!--)--> <\/p>\n<div class=\"g-wrapper_main_content_slot svelte-nnmo52\"><!--(--><!--(--><!--(0--><\/p>\n<div class=\"g-map-legend svelte-1n8h63m\">\n<h2 class=\"svelte-2il3cj\">shake intensity<\/h2>\n<p> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"g-map-legend-pop svelte-1n8h63m\">\n<h2 class=\"g-map-legend-pop-text svelte-1n8h63m\"><!--(0-->pop. density<!--)--><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--)-->  <\/p>\n<div class=\"g-perimeter-map-note\">\n<p><!--(0--><span class=\"g-source-note svelte-1nmzn36\">Note: Map shows area with shaking magnitude 3 or greater, which the USGS defines as &#8220;weak&#8221;, although earthquakes may be felt outside the areas shown.<\/span><!--)--> <!--(-1--><!--)--> <!--(-1--><!--)--> <!--(1--><span class=\"g-source-note g-note-outage g-outages-timestamp svelte-1nmzn36\">  All times on the map are Philippine time.<\/span><!--)--> <!--(0--><span class=\"g-credit-note svelte-1nmzn36\">the new York Times<\/span><!--)--><\/p>\n<p><!----><\/div>\n<p><!--)--><!--)--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!--(-1--><!--)--><!--)--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!----> <!--(-1--><!--)--><!----><\/figure>\n<p><!----><!--)--><!--)--><!--)--><!--)--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!--(-1--><!--)--><!--)--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!----> <!--(-1--><!--)--><!----><\/figure>\n<p><!----><!--)--><!--)--><!--)--><!--(0--><!--(--><!--(--><!--(-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--(0--><!---->A strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Philippines on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey.<!----><!--)--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--)--><!--)--><!--)--><!--)--><!--(0--><!--(--><!--(--><!--(-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--(0--><!---->The quake occurred about 3 miles northwest of Nenana, Philippines, at 2:09 p.m. Philippines time, agency data shows.<!----><!--)--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--)--><!--)--><!--)--><!--)--><!--(0--><!--(--><!--(--><!--(-1--><!----><!----><!--)--><!--)--><!--)--><!--)--><!--(0--><!--(--><!--(--><!--(-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--(0--><!---->As seismologists review available data, they may revise the reported intensity of an earthquake. Additional information collected about earthquakes may also lead USGS scientists to update the earthquake-severity map.<!----><!--)--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--)--><!--)--><!--)--><!--)--><!--(0--><!--(--><!--(1--><!----><\/p>\n<figure class=\"g-wrapper  svelte-nnmo52 g-needs-margin-block\" style=\"--g-wrapper_hed-text-wrap:balance\"><!--(-1--><!--)--> <!--(-1--><!--)--> <!----> <!--(-1--><!--)--><!----><\/figure>\n<p><!----><!--)--><!--)--><!--)--><!--(0--><!--(--><!--(-1--><!--(--><!--(-1--><!--)--><!--)--><!--)--><!--)--><!--)--><!--(0--><!--(--><!----><\/p>\n<figure class=\"g-wrapper  svelte-nnmo52\" style=\"--g-wrapper_hed-text-wrap:balance\"><!--(-1--><!--)--> <!--(-1--><!--)--> <\/p>\n<div class=\"g-block g-block-margin svelte-ki8lyz g-margin-inline\">\n<div class=\"g-block-width g-max-width-body svelte-ki8lyz\"><!--(--><!--(-1--><!--)--> <\/p>\n<div class=\"g-wrapper_main-content svelte-nnmo52 g-overflow-visible\"><!--(-1--><!--)--> <\/p>\n<div class=\"g-wrapper_main_content_slot svelte-nnmo52\"><!--(--><\/p>\n<div class=\"g-methodology svelte-1fho0c5\"><!--(-1--><!--)--> <!--(0--><!--(--><!--(-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--(0--><!---->Source: United States Geological Survey (epicenter, aftershocks, intensity of shaking); LandScan via Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Population Density) | Notes: The categories of shocks are based on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/programs\/earthquake-hazards\/modified-mercalli-intensity-scale\">modified mercalli intensity<\/a> scale. When aftershock data is available, related maps and charts include earthquakes within 100 miles and seven days of the initial earthquake. All times above are Philippine time. Shake data as of Monday, May 4 at 2:23 AM Eastern. Aftershock data is as of 2:54 a.m. Eastern on Monday, May 4.<!----><!--)--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--)--><!--)--><!--)--><\/div>\n<p><!--)--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!--(-1--><!--)--><!--)--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!----> <!--(-1--><!--)--><!----><\/figure>\n<p><!----><!--)--><!--)--><!--)--><!--)--><!----><!--)--><!--)--> <!--(-1--><!--)--><!--)--><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>shake intensity pop. density Note: Map shows area with shaking magnitude 3 or greater, which the USGS defines as &#8220;weak&#8221;, although earthquakes may be felt outside the areas shown. All times on the map are Philippine time. the new York Times A strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Philippines on Monday, according to the United<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":117469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[4735,8367,4504,9274,8368],"class_list":{"0":"post-117465","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bible-news","8":"tag-earthquake","9":"tag-magnitude","10":"tag-map","11":"tag-philippines","12":"tag-shakes"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117465"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":117471,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117465\/revisions\/117471"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}