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...
Tonga issued on Saturday afternoon another nationwide tsunami warning after a violent eruption of a volcano in Tonga's Hunga Ha'apai island, about 65km north of capital city Nuku'alofa. The tsunami warning was issued by the Tonga Meteorological Services, according to Radio New Zealand. Waves have...
Photo: Business Standard News TOKYO, Japan -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 on Monday struck Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The temblor occurred at around 6:14 a.m. local time, with its epicenter at a latitude of 36.5 degrees north and a longitude...
(PHIVOLCS) There is no threat of a tsunami hitting the Philippines after the occurrence of a 7.2-magnitude earthquake off Vanuatu Region on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 2. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the quake occurred at around 2:29 p.m. "No destructive...
(PHIVOLCS) There is no threat of a tsunami hitting the Philippines after the occurrence of a 6.5-magnitude earthquake off Kermadec Islands Region in the South Pacific Ocean on Tuesday morning, Aug. 31. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the quake occurred at...
(PHIVOLCS) There is no threat of a tsunami hitting the Philippines after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in the Alaska Peninsula, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday, Aug. 14. Phivolcs said the quake occurred at a depth of 32 kilometers around 7:57 p.m....
There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines following the 8.2-magnitude that struck Alaska on Thursday, July 29, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. “No destructive tsunami threat exists based on available data. This is for information purposes only and there...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, July 29, has urged residents in coastal communities in some parts of the country to wait for updates following a strong earthquake near Alaska. The state agency issued a “sea-level change monitoring” advisory after a...
