A strong earthquake shook Occidental Mindoro and nearby provinces on Friday morning, Aug. 7, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The quake occurred at 10:38 a.m. and was traced 13 kilometers southwest of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro. It had a shallow...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday, Aug. 5, assured the public that there is no tsunami threat to the Philippines following the magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck off Sarangani, Davao Occidental. “No destructive tsunami threat exists based on...
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Sarangani, Davao Occidental, at 12:14 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its Earthquake Information No. 2, Phivolcs revised the earthquake 's magnitude from the initial...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported three earthquakes, ranging from magnitude 5.0 to 5.5, that struck Mindanao within 24 hours, including a 5.2-magnitude offshore tremor off Davao Oriental on Monday morning, May 25. The latest quake, measuring magnitude 5.2,...
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake was recorded off the coast of Davao Oriental late Wednesday evening, May 6, and was felt in several areas in northeastern and southeastern Mindanao, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its Earthquake Information No. 2, the tremor was...
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Eastern Samar on Monday afternoon, May 4, and was felt across parts of the Visayas, Bicol Region, and Mindanao, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its Earthquake Information No. 2, Phivolcs said the tremor, which was...
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake was recorded off the coast of Eastern Samar early Wednesday morning, April 29, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its initial bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor occurred at 6:58 a.m., with its epicenter located 42 kilometers...
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Iloilo province at 6:13 p.m. on Monday, March 2, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. Phivolcs said the epicenter was located 2 kilometers southeast of Tigbauan, Iloilo, at a depth of 10 kilometers. Instruments recorded the...
An ongoing offshore earthquake swarm off Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat produced six strong tremors measuring magnitude 5 and above on Jan. 28, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The Jan. 28 earthquakes included two magnitude 5.5 tremors, as well as events...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said it recorded about 400 weak to moderately strong offshore earthquakes off Sultan Kudarat over a three-day period, from late Jan. 19 to early Jan. 21. In an advisory, Phivolcs said the earthquakes were monitored from 10:52 p.m. on...
The magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck Cebu on Sept. 30 may have been triggered by a fault in the epicentral area that had not generated a strong tremor in the past 400 years, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The tremor’s epicenter was traced 19 kilometers...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian directed its field offices, especially in Central Visayas (Region 7), to intensify coordination with the earthquake-affected local government units (LGUs) for the provision of resource augmentation. “Our disaster quick...
