Phivolcs A 5.9-magnitude earthquake rocked Davao de Oro province early Friday morning, Oct. 20, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake, which struck at 2:58 a.m., had its epicenter 35 kilometers (km) southeast of New Bataan, Davao de...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.1 earthquake jolted Davao de Oro province on Monday morning, September 18. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tremor was recorded at 4:49 a.m. and its epicenter was four kilometers (kms) southeast of New Bataan...
DAVAO CITY (PNA) – Former assistant division commander Brig. Gen. Allan Hambala was formally installed on Friday afternoon, September 15, as the new commander of the 10th Infantry Division (ID). HAMBALA (10TH ID FB) Hambala replaced Major Gen. Jose Eriel Niembra who retired from the service...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.1 earthquake jolted Davao de Oro on Friday morning, June 9. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was recorded at 8:30 a.m. and its epicenter was three kilometers east of Compostela town, Davao de Oro, with a depth of...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.2 earthquake rocked Davao de Oro on Thursday morning, March 30, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The earthquake struck at 6:37 a.m. and its epicenter was 12 kilometers southeast of the municipality of New Bataan, Davao de...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-5.3 earthquake rocked Davao de Oro before dawn on Monday, March 6, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said the epicenter of the earthquake recorded at 4:43 a.m. was 22 kilometers southeast of New Bataan, Davao de Oro and...
(PHIVOLCS) A 4.5-magnitude aftershock rocked Davao de Oro shortly before Sunday evening, Feb. 5, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) in an earthquake bulletin. Phivolcs said the quake struck 7 kilometers northwest of Compostela, Davao de Oro around 5:59 p.m. It...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) provided hot meals and psychological first aid to the victims of the 6.0-magnitude earthquake in Mindanao. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross Seven hundred individuals from the municipalities of Montevista and Nabunturan, Davao de Oro, and in Kiamba, Sarangani were...
The number of schools that were damaged in the aftermath of the 6.1-magnitude earthquake that rocked Southern Philippines continues to increase based on the report submitted to the Department of Education (DepEd). (Photo from DepEd) As of Feb. 3, DepEd monitoring showed that the number of schools...
State seismologists on Saturday, Feb. 4, said they have already recorded 871 aftershocks following the “very strong” 6.0-magnitude quake that struck Davao de Oro earlier this week. Of the 871 aftershocks ranging from magnitudes 1.5 to 3.6, a total of 77 were plotted while only 2 were felt....
(Photo from DepEd) Fourteen schools were reported to have sustained damages in the aftermath of the 6.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked Davao de Oro early this week, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Feb. 3, said. Citing data from Education Cluster Updates - Region 11, DepEd said that...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has so far recorded over 700 aftershocks following the magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck Compostela, Davao de Oro on Feb. 1. As of 8 a.m., Friday, Feb. 3, Phivolcs had detected 745 aftershocks, with magnitudes ranging...
