A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Manay, Davao Oriental on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 18, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In its Earthquake Information No. 1, the agency said the tectonic quake occurred at 1:26 p.m. with a depth of 14...
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake hit Bogo City, Cebu on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 18, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In its Earthquake Information No. 1, Phivolcs said the quake occurred at 12:59 p.m., with a depth of 10 kilometers. According to the agency,...
Two moderate earthquakes jolted Ilocos Norte on Friday afternoon, Oct. 17, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the first tremor, with a magnitude of 5.2, occurred at 4:15 p.m. and was traced 11 kilometers northwest of Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, at a...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said a magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook Surigao del Norte at around 7:03 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 17. The tremor was initially measured at magnitude 6.2 before being revised. Phivolcs said the epicenter was located 22 kilometers southeast...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said a magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Zambales at 2:09 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 16. Phivolcs said the epicenter was located 10 kilometers northwest of Masinloc, Zambales, at a depth of 30 kilometers. Its instruments measured the quake...
DAVAO CITY – The city government on Monday, Oct. 13, temporarily barred people from occupying four buildings here due to severe damage in the recent magnitude-7.4 earthquake. In a public advisory, Mapúa Malayan Colleges Mindanao (administrative and school building), The Velvet Suites and...
Transmission services across the Visayas Grid are under normal operations after NGCP completed its key restoration efforts following the magnitude-6.9 earthquake in Cebu province. As of 9:38 a.m. Oct. 3, Friday, NGCP successfully energized the Daanbantayan-Tabango 230kV Line 2, the submarine cable...
The magnitude 5 earthquake that struck Zambales on Saturday evening, Oct. 11, was possibly caused by the movement along the Manila Trench, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. This means the recent earthquakes in Cebu, La Union, and Davao are not connected, as...
Close to 11,000 aftershocks have rattled parts of Cebu and nearby provinces following the magnitude 6.9 offshore quake last Sept. 30, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported Saturday, Oct. 11. In its latest report, Phivolcs said that since the strong earthquake...
Citing initial estimates from ongoing assessments, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Saturday, October 11, reported P2.2 billion in damages to 575 schools and 189 injured teachers and students following the magnitude 7.4 Davao Oriental earthquake, with alternative learning modes implemented to...
DAVAO CITY — The Davao Oriental Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office reported on Friday, Oct. 10, three deaths, 196 injured, and more than 57,000 families were affected by the magnitude 7.4 earthquake. As of 10 p.m. on Oct. 10, consolidated reports from the PDRRMO and...
DAVAO CITY – Davao de Oro Gov. Raul Mabanglo ordered the temporary suspension of all mining operations, effective immediately, following the magnitude-7.4 earthquake that struck the Davao region on Friday, Oct. 10. Mabanglo confirmed the order during the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and...
