A magnitude 5.4 earthquake jolted Ilocos Norte at 12:05 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 2, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). (Phivolcs) Phivolcs located its epicenter at 15 kilometers (km) northwest of Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, and was initially measured as a...
A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Sarangani province at 11:35 p.m. on Monday, July 17, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its initial bulletin, Phivolcs said it had located the epicenter of the earthquake 33 kilometers (km) southwest of Maitum, Sarangani. It...
A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit Surigao del Norte on Thursday night, June 29, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). (Phivolcs) According to Phivolcs' initial earthquake bulletin, the quake occurred around 7:30 p.m. 100 kilometers northeast of Burgos, Surigao del...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said the government is looking to extend its response to Syria following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit Turkiye and Syria last week. A man sits by rubble of collapsed building in the historic southern city of Antakya is pictured on February 12, 2023,...
ISTANBUL, Turkey – A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit near Gaziantep in southeastern Turkey on Monday, the US Geological Service said. Epicenter of a 7.8 earthquake near Gaziantep, Turkey (U.S. Geological Survey) The quake struck at 04:17 am local time (0117 GMT) at a depth of about 17.9...
BUTUAN CITY -- A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur in Northeastern Mindanao (The Caraga Region) on Tuesday morning, Jan. 3, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor was recorded at 6:09 a.m. The epicenter was...
(DSWD) As part of its continuing relief operations, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)—through its field office in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)—has airlifted and delivered family food packs to the earthquake-affected families living in remote communities of...
Science and Technology Undersecretary and Phivolcs OIC Renato Solidum Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Science and Technology Undersecretary Renato Solidum Jr. on Wednesday, July 27, said the major 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Abra was most likely generated by the movement along the Abra River...
(Phivolcs) A 5.2-magnitude earthquake was recorded in Batanes at around 9:53 p.m., Saturday, March 26, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 40 kilometers (km) northeast of Basco, Batanes, and was shallow at a...
BUTUAN CITY - A 4.3-magnitude earthquake hit Davao Del Sur province in Southern Mindanao region Tuesday morning, Feb. 22, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor was recorded at 6:44 a.m. The epicenter was plotted only 4...
(PHIVOLCS) An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 hit 285 kilometers (km) southeast of Sarangani Island in Sarangani, Davao Occidental on Sunday morning, Dec. 5, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The quake was recorded at a depth of 156 km around 7:48...
Photo: Business Standard News TOKYO, Japan -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 on Monday struck Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The temblor occurred at around 6:14 a.m. local time, with its epicenter at a latitude of 36.5 degrees north and a longitude...
