A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck Camarines Sur on Thursday night, Oct. 14, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs According to Phivolcs, the quake occurred at 10.08 p.m., and its epicenter was plotted 7 kilometers southwest of Canaman town in Camarines...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has detected a 5.2-magnitude earthquake in Batangas in the early hours of Friday, Oct. 8. It said the tremor was an aftershock of the 6.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Calatagan, Batangas on July 24, 2021. In a bulletin...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Taal Volcano's sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission averaged 25,456 tons on Tuesday, Oct. 5--the highest ever recorded in Taal. "SO2 emission has averaged 8,854 tonnes/day since 27 September 2021, from...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) detected a magnitude 5.3 earthquake in Occidental Mindoro on Sunday morning, Oct. 3. The epicenter of the quake that hit at 5:59 a.m. was traced at 5 kilometers (km) northeast of Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro. It was...
(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...
