The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) urged the public Sunday, Dec. 22, to be on high alert and take immediate steps to prepare for potential tsunami threats amid a series of earthquakes offshore of Ilocos Sur. OCD Administrator, Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno directed the regional directors of civil...
Waves crash onto Ocean Beach in San Francisco during a tsunami warning on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Emily Steinberger) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The powerful earthquake that struck in Northern California on Thursday prompted a brief tsunami warning affecting about 5 million people...
DAVAO CITY – The city government of Mati partnered with the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Tuesday, Nov. 5, to strengthen local preparedness for tsunami hazards. PHIVOLCS seal Mati City and Phivolcs signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance community awareness...
An official for the Japan Meteorological Agency speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, following its observation of about 20-inch (50-centimeter) tsunami on Hachijo Island of the Izu and Ogasawara island chains, which occurred after an earthquake. (Kyodo News via AP)...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) did not detect a tsunami threat to the country following a strong earthquake that struck the Sea of Okhotsk on Saturday, Aug. 10. (Phivolcs) In an advisory, Phivolcs stated that a magnitude 6.8 quake hit the Sea of Okhotsk, which is...
Phivolcs The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said it had not detected a tsunami threat to the country after a strong earthquake struck Kyushu, Japan on Thursday, Aug. 8. Phivolcs said the 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s southwesternmost island at 3:42 p.m. “No...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said it had not detected a tsunami threat to the country after a “very strong” earthquake struck near the coast of northern Chile on Friday, July 19. Phivolcs said the 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck at 9:51 a.m. “No...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said it had not detected a tsunami threat to the country after a strong earthquake struck near the coast of central Peru on Friday afternoon, June 28. Phivolcs said the 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck at 1:37 p.m. “No destructive...
There is no threat of a tsunami to the Philippines after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck waters off the Molucca Sea near Indonesia on Tuesday, April 9, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). (Phivolcs / Manila Bulletin) Phivolcs said it had not...
Phivolcs The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said it had not detected a tsunami threat to the country after a strong earthquake that struck Mariana Islands on Friday evening, April 5. Phivolcs said the 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck at 7:03 p.m. “No action [is]...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has cancelled all tsunami warnings following the 7.5-magnitude earthquake that struck Taiwan on Wednesday morning, April 3. Phivolcs Phivolcs at 8:17 a.m. issued a tsunami warning for the coastal communities of Batanes Group of...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) issued a tsunami alert after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan at 7:58 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3. Phivolcs Phivolcs said the tremor that occurred at a depth of 19 kilometers (km) could cause tsunami waves in Batanes...
