No tsunami threat has been recorded in the Philippines following a magnitude 7.4 earthquake off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on Monday afternoon, April 20, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said the earthquake occurred at 3:52 p.m. (Philippine...
TOKYO (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coast, and the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami alert in the region. The quake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 occurred off the coast of Sanriku in northern Japan at around 4:53 p.m. (0753 GMT), at a depth...
The Muntinlupa City government has begun installing permanent West Valley Fault markers as part of its awareness and preparation campaign for the so-called “Big One” earthquake. Mayor Ruffy Biazon led the launch in Barangay Sucat, joined by Director Teresito Bacolcol of the Department of...
CEBU CITY – While no major infrastructure damage was reported, six individuals were injured in the magnitude-5.1 earthquake that struck Bogo City in northern Cebu on Monday, April 6. The Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said the injured were all from Bogo who...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) confirmed that the magnitude 5.1 earthquake that shook Cebu and nearby provinces on Monday afternoon, April 6, was an aftershock of the powerful magnitude 6.9 quake that struck northern Cebu on Sept. 30, 2025. The tectonic...
CEBU CITY – Classes and work were disrupted by a magnitude-5.1 earthquake in the Visayas on Monday afternoon, April 6. The epicenter of the tectonic quake was 17 kilometers southeast of Bogo City with a shallow depth of 10 kilometers. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology...
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck at 3:22 p.m. on Monday, April 6, with its epicenter located 12 kilometers southeast of Bogo City, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The tectonic quake, initially reported as magnitude 5.4, originated at a shallow depth...
A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental at 11:33 a.m. on Saturday, March 28, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the quake’s epicenter was located 28 kilometers northeast of Sarangani Island in Sarangani, Davao Occidental, at a...
The Muntinlupa City government started distributing go-bags to families living along the West Valley Fault, which transects several cities. A go-bag is an emergency kit containing essential supplies that can be used in the first 72 hours of a disaster. It aims to help families be ready in times of...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office in Region 12 has extended financial assistance to families affected by earthquakes in Sultan Kudarat from mid-January to February. The Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) was distributed through the Disaster Response Management...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) will expand the focus of the upcoming first quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) beyond the usual “duck, cover, and hold” response as it will test how families, government offices, and businesses continue functioning after the shaking stops....
BACOLOD CITY – Sixteen of the 17 schools used as billeting centers for delegates of the Negros Island Region Athletic Association Meet (NIRAAM) 2026 in this highly-urbanized city was declared safe for occupancy in an assessment ordered by Mayor Greg Gasataya following the magnitude-five...
