Disaster officials were monitoring the effects of a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that struck off the coast of Sarangani, Davao Occidental early Saturday morning, Jan. 22. (Courtesy of Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) detected a 6.1-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Davao Occidental on Saturday morning, Jan. 22. Based on its earthquake bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor occurred at around 10:26 a.m., with the epicenter traced 275...
(PHIVOLCS) A 5.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Davao Region at around 4:43 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 22, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The epicenter of the earthquake was traced 15 kilometers (km) southeast of Baganga, Davao Oriental at a depth of 102 kilometers....
An earthquake with a magnitude measuring 3.5 hit Aurora around 11:57 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 16, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). File Photo / Phivolcs The epicenter of the quake was traced seven kilometers northeast of Casiguran, Aurora. It was tectonic in...
We have too much on our plate—climate change, COVID, Delta, Omicron… —but have we forgotten about the ‘Big One’? GOODBYE EVERYONE Could we be nearing the end of the world? Word on the street: “All of Taguig will collapse into the ground.” So will practically all of Metro Manila,...
KUNMING, China-- Thirty people have sustained minor injuries as of Tuesday noon after a 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Ninglang County in southwest China's Yunnan Province at 3:02 p.m. Sunday, local authorities said. All the injured are receiving treatment and are under medical observation, and...
An earthquake with a magnitude measuring 3.0 hit Laguna around 7:09 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 3, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). (File Photo / Phivolcs) The epicenter of the quake was traced two kilometers (km) southeast of Santa Rosa, Laguna. It was tectonic in...
Typhoon relief operations have nothing to do with the upcoming elections because the Office of the Vice President (OVP) has always been present in every calamity, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, Dec. 26. BACK RIDER – Vice President Leni Robredo back rides with Dinagat Islands...
(File Photo / Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) updated its bulletin noting that the earthquake that jolted Occidental Mindoro on Tuesday, Dec. 21 was recorded with a magnitude of 5.1 instead of 4.8 as reported earlier. The epicenter of the said quake was...
A 4.7-magnitude earthquake hit Zambales at around 2:27 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 19, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). (Phivolcs) The epicenter of the earthquake was traced 9 kilometers (km) northwest of Masinloc, Zambales at a shallow depth of 29 km. Phivolcs said it...
(PHIVOLCS) A 4.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Bicol region at around 10:28 p.m., Friday, Dec. 17, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The epicenter of the earthquake was traced 8 kilometers (km) southwest of Donsol, Sorsogon, at a shallow depth of 20 km. It was...
(Phivolcs) A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck waters off Surigao del Norte Wednesday evening, Dec. 15, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the quake that was detected at 9:11 p.m. struck 56 kilometers (km) northeast of Burgos, Surigao del Norte, and...
