A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck Agusan del Norte around 5:32 p.m., Monday, April 24, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the quake originated at a depth of 1 kilometer and had its epicenter around 4 kilometers northwest of Santiago, Agusan del...
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Isabela province on Sunday afternoon, April 23, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the quake struck 28 kilometers northeast of Maconacon town, Isabela province around 5:19 p.m. It was initially measured as a...
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Ilocos Norte on Tuesday afternoon, March 28, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the quake struck 35 kilometers southwest of Burgos, Ilocos Norte around 1:51 p.m. The tremor was felt at Intensity IV (moderately...
An earthquake with a magnitude measuring 4.9 jolted Abra on Sunday evening, March 26, state seismologists said. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the epicenter of the quake was detected four kilometers southwest of Danglas, Abra. The seismic event was tectonic in...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said a 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Cagayan province on Thursday morning, March 23. Based on its earthquake information, Phivolcs said the quake struck 18 kilometers northwest of Dalupiri Island, Calayan, Cagayan around 7:31 a.m. The...
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Zambales on Friday night, March 17, just a day after a 4.7-magnitude tremor jolted the province. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the 4.9-magnitude quake hit Zambales province at 9:56 p.m. Its epicenter was initially traced 49...
A 4.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Zambales on Thursday noon, March 16, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the quake struck 13 kilometers northeast of Masinloc, Zambales around 12:21 p.m. The tremor was felt at Intensity IV (moderately strong) in...
(PHIVOLCS) An earthquake measuring 4.8 magnitude on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Quezon province on Monday morning, Feb. 20, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said in its bulletin. Phivolcs said the quake struck 83 kilometers northeast of Jomalig, Quezon...
A Filipina and her three children earlier reported to be missing have been found dead under the rubble of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked southern Turkiye and Syria on Feb. 6, the Philippine Embassy in Ankara confirmed. Rescuers search for survivors in a collapsed building in the city of...
(PHIVOLCS) A 4.9-magnitude earthquake hit Surigao del Sur on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 19, based on the earthquake information issued by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the quake struck 8 kilometers southwest of Tandag City, Surigao del Sur around 12:47...
The tally of aftershocks following the 6.0-magnitude Masbate quake has already hit 542, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 18. An earthquake with a magnitude of 6 is categorized by Filipino state seismologists as “very strong.” In...
Plot of the 16 February 2023 Magnitude 6.0 Masbate earthquake and aftershocks as of 16 February 2023, 1:00 p.m.. (COURTESY OF PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has so far recorded over 300 aftershocks following the magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck...
