Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez ordered the suspension of work at the city hall after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Abra and parts of Luzon including Metro Manila. All employees were immediately ordered to evacuate when the earthquake occurred and they stayed at the city hall quadrangle....
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Gordon has directed all PRC chapters to be on stand by and assess earthquake-hit areas within their community. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) Gordon also urged all local government units and the Department of Public Works and Highways...
(PHIVOLCS) There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines following a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Abra province on Wednesday, July 27, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake that struck at around 8:43 a.m. has originated 3 kilometers (km)...
At least five persons were killed after a magnitude-7 earthquake struck Abra and nearby areas in Luzon on Wednesday, July 27. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Chairperson and Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in Charge Jose Faustino Jr. (left) monitors...
At least one person was injured while a number of major roads at the Cordillera Administrative Region were unpassable as a result of the 7.3 magnitude quake that hit most of areas in Luzon on Wednesday morning, July 27. Police Capt. Marnie Abellanida, spokesperson of the Police Regional...
The magnitude 7 earthquake (initially put at 7.3 magnitude) that hit Abra at 8:43 a.m. on July 27 was felt in Muntinlupa and sent people out of buildings. According to the Muntinlupa City Department of Disaster Resilience and Management, the earthquake registered Intensity II at 8:46 a.m. in the...
Safe evacuations and damage assessment of properties are underway, said Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto after an Intensity three earthquake was felt in various parts of Metro Manila on Wednesday morning, July 27. Photo from the Pasig City PIO The Pasig City Earthquake Intensity Meter of the Disaster...
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake roused people from sleep in different parts of Luzon and damaged various infrastructures on Wednesday morning, July 27. The Vigan Cathedral in Ilocos Sur is damaged by the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that hit Abra on July 27, 2022. (Screenshot from Facebook video of Ceasar...
(PHIVOLCS) (UPDATE) A major earthquake measuring 7.0-magnitude on the Richter scale shook parts of Luzon, including Metro Manila, on Wednesday morning, July 27, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said in an earthquake bulletin. Phivolcs said the earthquake that...
A moderately strong earthquake with a magnitude measuring 4.6 jolted eastern Samar around 10:01 a.m. on Thursday, July 21, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). (Phivolcs) The epicenter of the quake was traced 18 kilometers (km) southwest of Hernani, eastern Samar....
A 4.6-magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Luzon at around 4:36 p.m., Friday, July 15, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 7 kilometers (km) southwest of Masinloc, Zambales, and at a depth of 40 km. It was felt...
A 4.2-magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Leyte province at around 3:18 p.m., Friday, July 15, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 7 kilometers (km) southwest of Burauen, Leyte, and at a depth of 1 km. It was...
