BUTUAN CITY – Surigao del Sur is on alert after a magnitude-6.8 earthquake rocked the province in the Caraga region on Saturday morning, August 3. The Office of Civil Defense-13 and Surigao del Sur Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council are monitoring reports from the...
Footage from the Buco, Talisay thermal camera station shows weak phreatic eruptions at Taal Volcano on August 2, 2024. The volcano remains at Alert Level 1, indicating low-level unrest. (Screenshot from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology’s Facebook page) The Philippine...
Taal Volcano (Photo from Pixabay) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported a phreatic eruption at Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours, but the volcano remains at Alert Level 1, indicating “low-level unrest.” In its volcano bulletin on Friday, Aug. 2, Phivolcs...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said it had not detected a tsunami threat to the country after a “very strong” earthquake struck near the coast of northern Chile on Friday, July 19. Phivolcs said the 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck at 9:51 a.m. “No...
By ELLALYN DE VERA-RUIZ The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Tuesday, July 16 commenced a three-year collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to enhance the country’s capabilities in geohazards monitoring and information dissemination....
By TRISTAN LOZANO The nation remembers on Tuesday, July 16, the magnitude 7.8-earthquake that struck a wide swathe of Luzon Island and killed more than 1,000 persons 34 years ago. People posted their memories of the July 16, 1990 event on Facebook like it was yesterday. Netizens posted what they...
IP camera snapshots of Kanlaon Volcano around 3 p.m. on July 2, 2024, taken from the observation stations in Canlaon City (KVO-CC; left) and Mansalanao, La Castellana (VKMN; right). (Phivolcs/Facebook) By ELLALYN DE VERA-RUIZ The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Sunday, July 14 recorded a 5.0-magnitude quake that struck Davao Occidental. Phivolcs Based on Phivolcs’ data, the earthquake struck at 12:12 a.m., with an epicenter 134 kilometers (km) southeast of Sarangani, Davao Occidental....
Photo from Pixabay The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, July 11 warned anew of escalating sulfur dioxide emissions from Taal Volcano and raised concerns over "vog," or volcanic smog, and the health of nearby communities. In the Phivolcs advisory issued at 6...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that there is "no tsunami threat" to the country following a strong earthquake that struck offshore of Sultan Kudarat on Thursday morning, July 11. Phivolcs Phivolcs said the 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck at 10:13 a.m....
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, July 11, recorded a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Sultan Kudarat. Phivolcs Based on Phivolcs’ data, the earthquake struck at 10:13 a.m., with an epicenter 133 kilometers (km) west of Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat. Initially,...
Phivolcs The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said a moderately strong earthquake, measuring 5.0-magnitude on the Richter scale, struck Northern Samar on Sunday, July 7. Phivolcs recorded the tremor at 12:01 a.m. and located its epicenter 10 kilometers northwest of Lope...
