A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck Sorsogon City around 02:35 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 19, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. (Photo courtesy of Phivolcs) In its latest bulletin, Phivolcs said the quake struck 13 kilometers (km) South East of Prieto Diaz,...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.3 earthquake jolted Zamboanga del Norte on Friday morning, August 18. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said earthquake was registered at 1:15 a.m. and its epicenter was 27 kilometers (kms) west of Baliguian, Zamboanga del Norte....
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.2 earthquake jolted Sultan Kudarat on Monday morning, August 14. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was recorded at 3:05 a.m. and its epicenter was plotted 156 kilometers (kms) southwest of Palimbang, Sultan...
Phivolcs A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck offshore of Batanes on Sunday morning, Aug. 13, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake, which occurred at 9:43 a.m., had its epicenter 42 kilometers (km) northwest of Sabtang, Batanes. It...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday, Aug. 12 monitored more rockfall events in Mayon Volcano. The lava effusion from the summit crater of the Mayon Volcano continued for the eighth consecutive week on July 31, 2023, feeding rockfall and lava...
Mayon Volcano ejects massive pyroclastic density currents (PDC) toward the Basud Gully in Sto. Domingo town in Albay province around 5:30 p.m. on July 10, 2023. (Niño Luces/Manila Bulletin) The detection of tremor events accompanied by rumbling sounds during the previous 24-hour monitoring of the...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-5.3 earthquake jolted Davao Oriental province on Wednesday morning, August 9, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said the earthquake was recorded at 8:57 a.m. and its epicenter was seven kilometers (kms) southwest of...
(Phivolcs) A 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Davao Oriental on Wednesday morning, Aug. 9, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake, which struck at 8:57 a.m., had its epicenter 43 kilometers (km) southeast of Governor Generoso, Davao...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-four earthquake jolted Davao Occidental province on Monday morning, August 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was registered at 1:49 a.m. and its epicenter was located 327 kilometers (kms) southeast of...
The “slow” lava effusion from Mayon Volcano continues, two months after its alert status was raised due “heightened magmatic unrest,” the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Sunday, Aug. 6. Mayon Volcano’s status was upgraded twice in June, first to level...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday, Aug. 5, reported fewer low-frequency volcanic earthquakes (LFVQ) at Mayon Volcano in Albay City. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In its latest bulletin, Phivolcs monitored the 248 LFVQs, including 124 tremors that lasted...
More low-frequency volcanic quakes (LFVQs) and rockfall events have been detected during the 24-hour monitoring of the Mayon Volcano in Albay, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Friday, Aug. 4. Between Aug. 3 and Aug. 4, the Mayon Volcano Network recorded 272...
