The Department of Tourism (DOT) has urged tourists to exercise caution after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Cebu, with tremors felt across the Visayas and parts of Luzon and Mindanao on the night of Sept. 30. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco also sought urgent assistance from the Office of...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Oct. 1, said that more than 30 classrooms were totally damaged after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck near Bogo City, Cebu leaving schools across several regions reeling from the impact. DepEd said initial reports indicated classroom damages in...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded more than 300 aftershocks within six hours following a 6.9-magnitude earthquake near Bogo City, Cebu on Tuesday evening, Sept. 30. As of 4 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, Phivolcs had recorded 379 aftershocks. Of these, 100 were...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) lifted its tsunami warning at 1:20 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, following a strong earthquake offshore of Cebu province. The magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck at 9:59 p.m. on Sept. 30, with an epicenter located 19 kilometers northeast of...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) issued a tsunami advisory on Tuesday evening, Sept. 30, following a 6.7-magnitude earthquake offshore of Cebu province at 9:59 p.m. Residents of Leyte, Cebu, and Biliran are advised to stay away from the coast until the advisory is...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday evening, Sept. 24, warned that heavy rains from Severe Tropical Storm Opong (international name: Bualoi) may trigger volcanic sediment flows or lahars on the slopes of Mayon Volcano. Citing a 5 p.m. weather advisory from...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday, Sept. 19, said residents should brace for aftershocks following the magnitude 5.5 tectonic earthquake that struck off La Union at 3:52 a.m. In its earthquake bulletin, Phivolcs said no structural damage is expected from...
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck La Union province early Friday morning, Sept. 19, and was felt across several parts of Luzon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs reported the tremor struck at 3:52 a.m., with its epicenter located 61 kilometers...
BACOLOD CITY – The Office of Civil Defense-Negros Island Region (OCD-NIR) urged heightened vigilance among Negrenses as Kanlaon Volcano rumbled over the weekend. OCD-NIR Director Donato Sermeno said that “the threat is still there” and stressed that residents should not be complacent as...
There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines following a strong offshore earthquake that struck near the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia, the and Seismology (Phivolcs) assured on Saturday, Sept. 13. Phivolcs issued Tsunami Information No. 1 at 10:54 a.m., about 16 minutes after the quake hit at...
A minor steam-driven or phreatic eruption occurred at the summit crater of Taal Volcano at around 4:33 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The event, which produced a white steam-laden plumes that rose about 300 meters above the...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said a magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Zambales at 2:09 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11. Phivolcs said the epicenter was located 18 kilometers southwest of Iba, Zambales, at a depth of 17 kilometers. The earthquake was felt at Intensity...
