(Phivolcs) Magnitude 5.8 quake jolts Surigao del Sur — Phivolcs By Ellalyn De Vera-Ruiz A 5.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Surigao del Sur at around 6:24 p.m., Sunday, April 3, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the...
(Phivolcs) A 4.8-magnitude earthquake was recorded in Surigao del Sur at around 5:32 p.m., Friday, April 1, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 15 kilometers (km) northeast of Bayabas, Surigao del Sur, and was...
(Phivolcs) A 5.0-magnitude offshore earthquake was recorded in Surigao del Norte at around 9:35 a.m., Friday, April 1, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 60 kilometers (km) northeast of General Luna, Surigao del...
There is no threat of a tsunami hitting the Philippines after a destructive 7.2-magnitude quake occurred southeast of Loyalty Islands on Thursday, March 31. (Image courtesy of Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said that there is no existing tsunami threat...
(Phivolcs) A 5.0-magnitude earthquake shook parts of Zambales province at around 2:55 a.m., Wednesday, March 30, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 51 kilometers (km) southwest of Cabangan, Zambales and was...
(Phivolcs) A 5.1-magnitude earthquake shook Cagayan province at around 8:02 p.m., Wednesday, March 23, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 46 kilometers (km) northeast of Camiguin Island, Calayan, Cagayan. It was...
(Phivolcs) A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Leyte province at around 12.39 a.m., Monday, March 21, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 10 kilometers (km) southwest of Burauen, Leyte. It was shallow at a depth of...
SHIROISHI, Japan – Four people were reported dead and more than 100 injured in Japan on Thursday after a powerful overnight earthquake rattled large parts of the east coast and prompted a tsunami warning, authorities said. The 7.4-magnitude quake off the coast of Fukushima derailed a bullet...
(Phivolcs) State seismologists continued to detect more aftershocks, two days after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Occidental Mindoro on Monday morning, March 14. As of 6 a.m., Wednesday, March 16, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) so far detected 664 aftershocks,...
(Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) so far recorded 187 aftershocks following the 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro on Monday morning, March 14. As of 3 p.m., Phivolcs said that of the 187 aftershocks recorded, 54 were plotted or located...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported minor damages in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the island province Monday morning, March 14. (Phivolcs) The NDRRMC National Operations Center said that assessment was on-going “to...
(Phivolcs) An offshore earthquake measuring magnitude 6.4 rocked Occidental Mindoro and nearby areas, including parts of Metro Manila, at around 5:05 a.m., Monday, March 14, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the epicenter of the earthquake...
