(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded a 4.5-magnitude earthquake in Ilocos Norte Monday afternoon, Aug. 15. Phivolcs said the quake struck 10 kilometers (km) southeast of the municipality of Carasi in the province of Ilocos Norte at 4:19 p.m. The...
(PHIVOLCS) Science and Technology Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. said the moderately strong earthquakes felt in various parts of the Philippines on Saturday, Aug. 13 is a “normal” occurrence as the country records around 20 earthquakes daily. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded a 5.9-magnitude earthquake in Maguindanao province Saturday afternoon, Aug. 13. It was initially measured as a magnitude 5.8 quake but Phivolcs later revised it to magnitude 5.9. Phivolcs said the quake struck...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded a 5.1-magnitude earthquake in Antique province on Saturday noon, Aug. 13. It was initially measured as a magnitude 4.8 quake but Phivolcs later revised it to magnitude 5.1. Phivolcs said the quake struck 20...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded a 4.4-magnitude earthquake in Leyte province Saturday morning, Aug. 13. Phivolcs said the quake struck 13 kilometers (km) northwest of Merida, Leyte at 6:49 a.m., with a depth of 10 km. It was felt at...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded a 4.8-magnitude earthquake in Abra province on Friday afternoon, Aug. 12. It was initially measured as a magnitude 4.5 quake but Phivolcs later revised it to magnitude 4.8. Phivolcs said the quake struck 1...
(Aftermath of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake (Photo courtesy of Dugong Elementary School) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has so far recorded more than 2,800 aftershocks following the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck Tayum, Abra on July 27. As of 10 a.m.,...
The number of aftershocks following the powerful magnitude 7.0 northwestern Luzon quake has climbed to 2,510, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) disclosed on Thursday, Aug. 4. Aftermath of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake (Photo courtesy of Dugong Elementary School) As of...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded a 4.0-magnitude earthquake in Quezon province on Wednesday noon, August 3. Phivolcs said the quake struck 14 kilometers northeast of Alabat, Quezon at 12:38 p.m., with a depth of 1 kilometer. It was felt at...
The rehabilitation and reconstruction of the schools damaged by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake will cost P1.706 billion, said the Department of Education (DepEd). (Photo courtesy of Dugong Elementary School) DepEd’s data as of Aug. 1 showed that there were 495 schools affected by the destructive...
The Department of Education’s (DepEd) immediate solution for the urgent need to provide a "safe space for teachers and students" following the destructive magnitude 7.0 northwestern Luzon quake is by building and looking for temporary learning spaces. Aftermath of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake...
Saying her office is “always with the people,” Vice President Sara Duterte has started relief operations for areas affected by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Abra. OVP’s relief operations for earthquake victims in Abra. (Photo from VP Sara Duterte’s Facebook page) Her spokesman Reynold...
