(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has detected a magnitude 5.3 earthquake off the coast of Davao Occidental early Wednesday morning, July 21. Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the tremor at 175 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental...
A white steam-laden plume was seen billowing out from Taal Volcano on July 4, 2021. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Taal Volcano continues to emit "high" levels of sulfur dioxide (SO2) that generated steam-rich plumes rising 2.1 kilometers above the main crater of Taal Volcano in the...
(PHIVOLCS) A moderately strong earthquake measuring 5.4-magnitude on the Richter scale has jolted parts of Mindanao on Sunday morning, July 18, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the tremor at 37 kilometers southeast of Governor...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday, July 17, said Taal Volcano had a total of 99 volcanic earthquakes in the last 24 hours. It said that 90 were volcanic tremor events having durations of one to 11 minutes and nine were...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday, July 16, officially launched the "How Safe is My House?" mobile application--an easy-to-use tool for evaluating the safety and vulnerability of one- to two-story concrete hollow block structures to strong...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) A total of 22 volcanic earthquakes, including 18 volcanic tremor events having durations of one to 11 minutes, four low-frequency volcanic earthquakes, and low-level background tremor that has persisted since July 7, have been detected at Taal Volcano in the past 24...
(PHIVOLCS) On 16 July 1990, at 4:26 p.m., a magnitude 7.8 earthquake was strongly felt in Baguio City, Dagupan City, Cabanatuan City, and San Fernando City, La Union, and the rest of Luzon Island. The powerful earthquake produced a 120 kilometer-long ground rupture along the Digdig segment of the...
Taal Volcano in Batangas continues to emit high levels of sulfur dioxide in the past 24-hour period, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Phivolcs said sulfur dioxide emission averaged 3,755 tonnes per day on July 14, while steam-rich...
Only six volcanic tremors that lasted 12 minutes were recorded at Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Wednesday, July 14. However, high levels of volcanic sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions that generated 1.5-kilometer-high...
TAAL VOLCANO (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) A total of 171 quakes and 1.5-kilometer-high plumes have been observed at Taal Volcano in the last 24 hours, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Tuesday, July 13. Of the total quakes, Phivolcs said Taal had 13...
A white steam-laden plume was seen billowing out of Taal Volcano on July 4, 2021. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, July 12, said it has detected a total of 185 earthquakes in Taal Volcano during the past 24...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) A total of 74 earthquakes and 6,488 tonnes of sulfur dioxide emission were observed at Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Sunday, July 11. Of the 74 earthquakes, Phivolcs said 13 were...
