BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.9 earthquake rocked Davao Occidental before dawn on Sunday, May 7, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said the tremor was recorded at 3:38 a.m. and its epicenter was located 365 kilometers (kms) southeast of Balut...
TUGUEGARAO CITY – No extensive damage to property was recorded in the province of Cagayan due to the magnitude-5.8 earthquake that jolted nearby Isabela on Thursday, May 4, the Cagayan Provincial Information Office said. Rueli Rapsing, head of the Cagayan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction...
An earthquake measuring magnitude 5.5 on the Richter scale rocked Isabela province on Thursday morning, May 4, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the quake, which was initially measured as a 5.8-magnitude tremor, occurred at 8:49 a.m. 29 kilometers...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.5 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental on Wednesday morning, May 3, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said the earthquake was recorded at 9:23 a.m. and its epicenter was 196 kilometers (kms) southeast of Balut Island...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said there was no casualty nor significant damage recorded in the aftermath of a magnitude 5.2 earthquake that hit Looc, Occidental Mindoro on Saturday midnight, April 29. (Courtesy of Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology / Phivolcs) However, the...
State seismologists on Saturday, April 29, said an earthquake with a magnitude measuring 5.5 jolted Occidental Mindoro. (Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the seismic event was traced 16 kilometers (km) northwest of Calintaan, Occidental Mindoro. It was...
EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS - A handout picture taken and released on April 25, 2023 by Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) shows villagers taking shelter at Sigapokna village, on Mentawai island, after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit the area. (Handout/Indonesia’s disaster mitigation...
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck Agusan del Norte around 5:32 p.m., Monday, April 24, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the quake originated at a depth of 1 kilometer and had its epicenter around 4 kilometers northwest of Santiago, Agusan del...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-5.5 earthquake rocked Agusan del Norte on Monday afternoon, April 24. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was registered at 5:32 p.m. The epicenter was 21 kilometers (kms) northwest of Nasipit town, Agusan del Norte....
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-four earthquake rocked Sindangan town, Zamboanga del Norte province, on Monday morning, April 24, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said the earthquake occurred at 8:28 a.m. and its epicenter was plotted 10 kilometers...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand is assessing the possibility of a tsunami risk after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the country's northeast islands region. The quake hit the Kermadec Islands region with a depth of 49 km at 12:41 p.m. local time. People should be self-evacuating...
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Isabela province on Sunday afternoon, April 23, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the quake struck 28 kilometers northeast of Maconacon town, Isabela province around 5:19 p.m. It was initially measured as a...
