(Phivolcs) A 4.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Leyte province on Wednesday evening, Sept. 6, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake, which struck at 10:38 p.m., had its epicenter 6 kilometers (km) northwest of Capoocan, Leyte. It occurred...
Mayon Volcano (Ellson Quismorio/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has less than half of the "ideal minimum" number of seismic monitoring stations, which track earthquakes. This was learned during the DOST 2024...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.4 earthquake rocked Davao Occidental province on Wednesday morning, September 6. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tremor was recorded at 8:07 a.m. and its epicenter was 320 kilometers (kms) southeast of Balut Island,...
Kanlaon Volcano in Negros (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday, Sept. 6 advised the public and the concerned local government units of Negros Island to be on alert for a possible phreatic eruption after detecting an increase...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.7 earthquake rocked Davao Occidental before dawn on Monday, September 4. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tremor was recorded at 2:15 a.m. and its epicenter was 72 kilometers (kms) southeast of Balut Island, municipality...
A 4.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Masbate on Saturday morning, Sept. 2, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Photo credit to Phivolcs Phivolcs said the epicenter was spotted eight kilometers (km) southeast of Pio V. Corpus in Masbate City at 12:03...
(Phivolcs) A 4.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Ilocos Norte on Thursday evening, Aug. 31, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake, which struck at 9:37 p.m., had its epicenter 3 kilometers (km) southeast of Sarrat, Ilocos Norte. It occurred...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-four earthquake jolted Davao Occidental on Wednesday morning, August 30 . The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was registered at 4 a.m. and its epicenter was only 10 kilometers northeast of Jose Abad Santos,...
(Phivolcs) A 4.5-magnitude earthquake hit Antique on Tuesday evening, Aug. 29, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake, which struck at 9:17 p.m., had its epicenter 21 kilometers (km) southwest of Anini-y, Antique. It occurred at a...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-5.5 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental on Tuesday morning, August 29. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded the earthquake at 1:59 a.m. and its epicenter was 214 kilometers southeast of Balut Island in the...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.6 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental province on Monday morning, August 28. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tectonic earthquake was registered at 5:35 a.m. and its epicenter was 342 kilometers (kms) southeast of Balut...
A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted South Cotabato early Saturday morning, Aug. 26, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Photo credit to Phivolcs With a nine-kilometer (km) depth of focus, Phivolcs said the earthquake struck at 3:13 a.m. nine km southwest in...
