(PHIVOLCS) A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck waters off Camarines Norte on Friday afternoon, Oct. 22, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 64 kilometers (km) northeast of Tinaga Island, Vinzons, Camarines Norte at...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday, Oct. 22, launched six new earthquake atlases to ensure the seismic resiliency of public infrastructures, medium-to-high rise buildings, and residential houses in key areas in the country. Science and Technology...
(PHIVOLCS) A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck parts of Leyte province on Wednesday morning, Oct. 20, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 8 kilometers (km) northeast of Albuera, Leyte at 6:12 a.m. The earthquake...
TAAL VOLCANO (PHIVOLCS / FILE PHOTO) A total of 28 earthquakes were recorded at Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said in its bulletin on Monday, Oct. 18. The Taal Volcano Network recorded 28 volcanic tremor events having a duration...
(PHIVOLCS) A sequence of tremor events in Camarines Norte that has been going on since Oct. 14 can be considered as an "earthquake swarm," the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Monday, Oct. 18. "This sequence of events, showing no identifiable large event, can be...
A 4.2 magnitude quake struck Camarines Sur on Sunday night, Oct. 17, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. (Phivolcs) According to Phivolcs, the temblor occurred at 6:51 p.m., and its epicenter was plotted 5 kilometers (km) southeast of Canaman town, Camarines Sur....
Taal Volcano (PNA FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) continued to detect earthquakes and high sulfur emissions at Taal Volcano in Batangas in the past 24 hours. In its volcano bulletin on Friday, Oct. 15, Phivolcs reported 38 volcanic earthquakes,...
Extensive lateral spreading near riverbanks of Napo River, Inabanga, Bohol after the Oct. 15, 2013 7.2-magnitude earthquake. (PHIVOLCS) On this day, Oct. 15, a "very destructive" earthquake measuring 7.2-magnitude on the Richter scale shook Bohol province in 2013. The strong shaking occurred at...
A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck Camarines Sur on Thursday night, Oct. 14, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs According to Phivolcs, the quake occurred at 10.08 p.m., and its epicenter was plotted 7 kilometers southwest of Canaman town in Camarines...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has detected a 5.2-magnitude earthquake in Batangas in the early hours of Friday, Oct. 8. It said the tremor was an aftershock of the 6.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Calatagan, Batangas on July 24, 2021. In a bulletin...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Taal Volcano's sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission averaged 25,456 tons on Tuesday, Oct. 5--the highest ever recorded in Taal. "SO2 emission has averaged 8,854 tonnes/day since 27 September 2021, from...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) detected a magnitude 5.3 earthquake in Occidental Mindoro on Sunday morning, Oct. 3. The epicenter of the quake that hit at 5:59 a.m. was traced at 5 kilometers (km) northeast of Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro. It was...
