BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.3 earthquake rocked Davao Occidental before dawn on Thursday, October 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was registered at 2:12 a.m. and its epicenter was 151 kilometers (kms) southeast of Balut Island,...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.3 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental before dawn on Tuesday, October 3. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was recorded at 4:58 a.m. and its epicenter was 160 kilometers (kms) southeast of Sarangani Island,...
(Photo from Phivolcs) A 6.6-magnitude offshore earthquake was recorded in Davao Occidental at 9:39 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 26, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake 434 kilometers (km) southeast of Balut Island,...
(Phivolcs) A 6.0-magnitude offshore earthquake was recorded in Davao Occidental at 9:39 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 26, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake 256 kilometers (km) southeast of Balut Island, Sarangani, Davao...
(Photo from Phivolcs) There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake was recorded in Davao Occidental on Tuesday Sept. 26, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). "No destructive tsunami threat exists based on available data," Phivolcs...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.2 earthquake rattled Davao Occidental on Thursday morning, September 21. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded the earthquake at 4:33 a.m. and its epicenter was 176 kilometers (kms) southeast of Balut Island, Sarangani, Davao...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.4 earthquake rattled Davao Oriental on Tuesday afternoon, September 19. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded the tremor at 12:32 p.m. and its epicenter was 126 kilometers (kms) southeast of Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental....
(Phivolcs) A 4.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Oriental Mindoro at 7:01 p.m. on Monday, Sept 18, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Its epicenter was traced 34 kilometers southwest of Victoria, Oriental Mindoro. The earthquake's initial magnitude was 4.7, but...
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno (File photo) The Philippine government is eyeing to deploy a humanitarian contingent to Morocco following a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that hit its High Atlas Mountains. Office of Civil Defense Administration (OCD)...
GENEVA, Switzerland - The United Nations on Friday said Morocco could ask for aid "today or tomorrow" to help it recover and rebuild following a devastating earthquake that has killed nearly 3,000 people and destroyed tens of thousands of homes. "We are expecting and hoping, but expecting from our...
Filipinos in Libya and Morocco remain safe in the two African nations after separate calamities struck there that left tens of thousands of people dead. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said that as of Friday, Sep. 15, there is no Filipino casualty from the...
The Philippines stands ready to extend assistance to Morocco after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit the country, claiming around 2,800 lives Villagers inspect the rubble of collapsed houses in Tafeghaghte, 60 kilometres (37 miles) southwest of Marrakesh, on September 10, 2023, two days after a...
