(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) A total of 22 volcanic earthquakes, including 18 volcanic tremor events having durations of one to 11 minutes, four low-frequency volcanic earthquakes, and low-level background tremor that has persisted since July 7, have been detected at Taal Volcano in the past 24...
(PHIVOLCS) On 16 July 1990, at 4:26 p.m., a magnitude 7.8 earthquake was strongly felt in Baguio City, Dagupan City, Cabanatuan City, and San Fernando City, La Union, and the rest of Luzon Island. The powerful earthquake produced a 120 kilometer-long ground rupture along the Digdig segment of the...
Taal Volcano in Batangas continues to emit high levels of sulfur dioxide in the past 24-hour period, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Phivolcs said sulfur dioxide emission averaged 3,755 tonnes per day on July 14, while steam-rich...
Only six volcanic tremors that lasted 12 minutes were recorded at Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Wednesday, July 14. However, high levels of volcanic sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions that generated 1.5-kilometer-high...
TAAL VOLCANO (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) A total of 171 quakes and 1.5-kilometer-high plumes have been observed at Taal Volcano in the last 24 hours, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Tuesday, July 13. Of the total quakes, Phivolcs said Taal had 13...
A white steam-laden plume was seen billowing out of Taal Volcano on July 4, 2021. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, July 12, said it has detected a total of 185 earthquakes in Taal Volcano during the past 24...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) A total of 74 earthquakes and 6,488 tonnes of sulfur dioxide emission were observed at Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Sunday, July 11. Of the 74 earthquakes, Phivolcs said 13 were...
(PHIVOLCS) A magnitude 4.7 earthquake has rocked Sultan Kudarat on Sunday, July 11, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the quake occurred around 2:45 a.m. and traced its epicenter at 14 kilometers southwest of Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat. The...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has detected a 6.2-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Davao Occidental on Saturday morning, July 10. Phivolcs recorded the earthquake at 8:43 a.m. and traced its epicenter at 368 kilometers (km) southeast of Sarangani,...
(MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) continues to detect earthquakes associated with the magmatic degassing of Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours. In its volcano bulletin on Saturday, July 10, Phivolcs observed eight...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded a magnitude 4.5 earthquake in Zamboanga del Norte on Friday afternoon, July 9. Phivolcs said the quake occurred around 4:34 p.m. and traced its epicenter at 12 kilometers southeast of Katipunan, Zamboanga del...
A white steam-laden plume was seen billowing out of Taal Volcano on July 4, 2021. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) A series of phreatomagmatic bursts once again occurred at Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Friday,...