A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Davao Occidental at 6:12 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). (File Photo / Phivolcs) Its epicenter was traced 5 kilometers (km) southeast of Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental and it was tectonic in...
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted Cagayan around 12:36 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivols) said. The epicenter of the quake was traced 16 kilometers (km) northwest of Dalupiri Island, Calayan, Cagayan. It was tectonic in origin, which...
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted Cagayan around 12:36 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivols) said. (File Photo / Phivolcs) The epicenter of the quake was traced 16 kilometers (km) northwest of Dalupiri Island, Calayan, Cagayan. It was...
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 hit waters off Batanes around 8:41 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The quake was initially reported with a magnitude of 5.3 but Phivolcs later revised it to 5.1. (File Photo - Phivolcs) The...
An earthquake with a magnitude measuring 5.3 hit waters off Batanes around 8:41 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). (File Photo / Phivolcs) The epicenter of the quake was traced 55 kilometers (km) southwest of Sabtang, Batanes. It was...
(PHIVOLCS) A 5.1-magnitude earthquake shook parts of southern Mindanao at around 10:25 p.m., Friday, Feb. 11, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The epicenter of the earthquake was traced 49 kilometers (km) northwest of Kiamba, Sarangani at a shallow depth of 24...
A phreatomagmatic burst occurred in Taal’s Main Crater around 4:16 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 10, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). (Manila Bulletin File Photo) In its bulletin issued as of 8:00 p.m., Phivolcs disclosed that the phreatomagmatic burst produced a...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) monitored "localized" earthquake activity in Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island since Tuesday evening, Feb. 8. In an advisory, Phivolcs said 11 "very shallow" earthquakes between magnitudes 0.9 and 2.1 were recorded by the...
(PHIVOLCS) A 4.5-magnitude earthquake shook parts of southern Luzon at around 10:47 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 2, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The epicenter of the earthquake was traced 20 kilometers (km) northwest of Calatagan, Batangas at a depth of 89...
Following the recent volcanic activity of the Taal Volcano, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said that no destructive eruption is expected in Taal yet. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) “So far, hindi tayo nage-expect ng mas delikadong pagsabog sa kasalukuyan kasi...
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 hits waters off Zambales around 8:17 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 30, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. (File Photo / Phivolcs) The epicenter of the quake was traced 169 kilometers (km) northwest of Palauig, Zambales. It was...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Eight "very weak" phreatomagmatic bursts have been recorded in Taal Volcano on Saturday, Jan. 29, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its advisory late Saturday night, Phivolcs said short phreatomagmatic bursts, which lasted only...