(PHIVOLCS) There is no threat of a tsunami hitting the Philippines after the occurrence of a 7.2-magnitude earthquake off Vanuatu Region on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 2. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the quake occurred at around 2:29 p.m. "No destructive...
Taal Volcano (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Taal Volcano in Batangas is still emitting a significant level of sulfur dioxide (SO2) causing hazardous volcanic smog or "vog" in the vicinity, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Saturday, Oct. 2. Vog consists of fine...
(PHIVOLCS) A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Cagayan province on Friday evening, Oct. 1, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said the epicenter of the earthquake was traced at 11 kilometers (km) northwest of Claveria, Cagayan at around 8:48 p.m. It...
Taal Volcano (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Steam plumes up to 3,000 meters high have been observed at Taal Volcano's main crater in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday, Sept. 29. "Activity at the main crater was dominated by upwelling of...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) so far recorded 112 aftershocks following the 5.7-magnitude earthquake that originated in Looc, Occidental Mindoro on Monday, Sept. 27. "Hanggang kaninang alas-singko ng umaga, mayroon na tayong naitalang isang daan at...
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...
(PHIVOLCS) An earthquake measuring 5.7-magnitude on the Richter scale jolted Occidental Mindoro early Monday morning, Sept. 27, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). It traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 16 kilometers (km) northeast of Looc, Occidental...
(PHIVOLCS) A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck parts of Bohol province on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 26, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said the epicenter of the earthquake was traced at 3 kilometers (km) west of Catigbian, Bohol around 1:30 p.m. The...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) will inaugurate its Mindanao cluster center for earthquake and tsunami monitoring on Friday, Sept. 24. The establishment of the Phivolcs Mindanao Cluster Monitoring Center for Earthquake and Tsunami (PMCMCET) at the Davao...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has downgraded the 5.0-magnitude quake that rocked Occidental Mindoro early Wednesday to magnitude 4.9. Phivolcs said the epicenter of the earthquake was traced at 13 kilometers (km) northwest of Mamburao, Occidental...
(PHIVOLCS) A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck parts of Antique province early Monday morning, Sept. 20, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said the epicenter of the earthquake was traced at 15 kilometers (km) northwest of Valderrama, Antique at around...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has detected a magnitude 4.6 earthquake in Negros Occidental on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 5. Phivolcs said the epicenter of the earthquake was traced at 52 kilometers (km) northwest of City of Sipalay, Negros Occidental at...
