A magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred near the waters of Davao Occidental at 8:34 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). (Phivolcs) Phivolcs traced its epicenter 78 kilometers (km) southeast of Balut Island in the municipality of Sarangani,...
Two successive tremors measuring magnitudes 5.0 and 5.1 occurred in Surigao del Sur on Wednesday morning, Feb. 7, based on the earthquake monitoring of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Based on Phivolcs’ data, the 5.0-magnitude earthquake occurred at 10:44 a.m.,...
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit Surigao del Sur on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 10:37 p.m., the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. (Phivolcs) Phivolcs located the quake's epicenter at 25 kilometers (km) southeast of Cagwait, Surigao del Sur. The tremor with a depth of...
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake jolted Mountain Province at 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 6, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs Phivolcs located its epicenter at five kilometers (km) northwest of Tadian, Mountain Province. The tremor with a shallow depth of 10...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, Feb. 1 said a 4.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Occidental Mindoro at 4:46 a.m. (Phivolcs) Phivolcs located its epicenter at 13 kilometers (km) northwest of Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro. The tremor with a depth of 11...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Tuesday, Jan. 16, said a magnitude 5.0 aftershock jolted Surigao del Sur. (Phivolcs) The tremor, with a depth of 29 kilometers (km), was an aftershock of the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that rocked Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur last Dec....
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) released an open-file report on Wednesday, Jan. 10, analyzing the occurrences of "strong" earthquakes that occurred consecutively in eastern Mindanao in December 2023. (Phivolcs) Phivolcs’ study titled "Understanding the December...
BUTUAN CITY – The government has released 88,124 family food packs (FFPs) to earthquake-affected families in Surigao del Sur. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga based here said they are still attending to the needs of families who are still in evacuation centers as...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Sunday, Dec. 10 recorded 4,386 aftershocks following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that rocked Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur a week ago. (Phivolcs) The magnitudes of the aftershocks caused by the Dec. 2 earthquake ranged from 1.3 to...
Department of Social Welfare and Development-Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (DSWD Facebook) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said 3,310 people, or 829 families, are still in evacuation centers following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck...
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolted Surigao del Sur at 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 7, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. (Phivolcs) The epicenter of the earthquake was located 75 kilometers (km) southeast of Marihatag, Surigao del Sur at a shallow depth of six...
BUTUAN CITY – The Surigao del Sur Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said continuing aftershocks from the magnitude-7.4 earthquake have affected efforts to normalize the situation in the province. Data received by the PDRRMO from Municipal DRRMOs in the province...
