A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck Batangas province and surrounding areas on Sunday evening, March 30, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The earthquake occurred at 7:49 p.m. with its epicenter located 5 kilometers west of Verde Island, Batangas City. Phivolcs...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned of expected damage and aftershocks following a magnitude 5.8 earthquake that jolted Agusan Del Norte on Saturday, Feb. 10. (Phivolcs / Manila Bulletin) In an update, Phivolcs said it recorded the earthquake at...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that occurred off the coast of southeast Sarangani Island in Davao Occidental early Tuesday morning, Jan. 9. (Phivolcs / Manila Bulletin) Initially, Phivolcs recorded a 7.1-magnitude quake which...
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador --Â A magnitude 6.8 earthquake off the coast of Central America shook El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua on Tuesday, though without any immediate damage reported, according to Salvadoran authorities. The quake was registered at 6:22 pm (0222 GMT) in the Pacific Ocean,...
LINGAYEN – Pangasinan would soon have an earthquake intensity meter of its own. (Photo courtesy of the Pangasinan PIO) The Pangasinan Provincial Board in its online session on April 4, approved a resolution that authorized Governor Amado I. Espino III to enter and sign a Memorandum of Agreement...
Visual artists Roby Dwi Antono and Mark Jeffrey Santos present their fantasy worlds filled with childhood nostalgia Since humankind first learned to express itself through art, it has produced one great art movement after another. Many of these artistic styles were produced by masters with works...
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted Cagayan around 12:36 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivols) said. The epicenter of the quake was traced 16 kilometers (km) northwest of Dalupiri Island, Calayan, Cagayan. It was tectonic in origin, which...
Many residents of Muntinlupa City were awakened when a 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro past midnight Monday. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the earthquake struck at 1:12 a.m. at 18 northeast of Looc, Occidental Mindoro. Intensity...
A magnitude 4 earthquake hit Mulanay, Quezon on Saturday afternoon, May 8, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Photo from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the temblor took place at about 21 kilometers (km) southwest...