The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, Jan. 11, said the Bulusan Volcano Network has recorded a total of 71 volcanic earthquakes since 5 a.m. from the current record of 16 on Jan. 10. Bulusan Volcano (Pixabay) Phivolcs said the volcanic earthquakes were...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) observed "light" volcanic smog (vog) over the Taal Caldera region on Wednesday, Jan. 10. (Phivolcs) Phivolcs said a "voluminous" degassing produced a pronounced plume that rose 2,400 meters above the Taal Main Crater before drifting...
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 Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and the Southern Mindanao Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council are monitoring damage from the magnitude-6.7 earthquake that rocked Davao Occidental on Tuesday, January 9. PEOPLE were roused from their sleep by a magnitude-6.7...
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...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-5.1 earthquake rocked Surigao del Sur province on Wednesday morning, January 3. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was recorded at 9:11 a.m. and its epicenter was 32 kilometers (kms) southeast of Hinatuan town,...
A 5.3-magnitude aftershock jolted Surigao del Sur at 9:11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. (Phivolcs) The tremor was an aftershock of the 7.4-magnitude quake that rocked Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur on Dec. 3, 2023. The epicenter...
A 4.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Ilocos Sur at 3:59 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. (Phivolcs) The epicenter of the tremor was located 66 kilometers (km) southwest of Caoayan, Ilocos Sur at a shallow depth of 15 km. Phivolcs said...
Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon (Photo from Pixabay) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has detected increased seismic activity at Bulusan Volcano, but it is still under “low-level unrest.” “A total of 116 volcanic earthquakes have been recorded by Bulusan...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, Jan. 1, said there is “no tsunami threat” to the Philippines following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake near the West Coast of Honshu in Japan. (Phivolcs / Manila Bulletin) “No destructive tsunami threat exists...
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake rocked Lingig, Surigao del Sur at 10:22 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 23, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). (Phivolcs) The epicenter of the earthquake was located 59 kilometers (km) northeast of Lingig, Surigao del Sur at a shallow depth of...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded 5,151 aftershocks following the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur on Dec. 2. (Phivolcs) The aftershocks have magnitudes ranging from 1.7 to 6.6. Phivolcs said that as of 12 p.m. on Dec. 13,...
