A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit Surigao del Sur on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 10:37 p.m., the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. (Phivolcs) Phivolcs located the quake's epicenter at 25 kilometers (km) southeast of Cagwait, Surigao del Sur. The tremor with a depth of...
Twelve years ago, on Feb. 6, 2012, at 11:49 a.m., Negros Oriental and its neighboring islands were struck by a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake, followed by a series of immediate aftershocks. Broken and dislocated asphalt road near the section of Tuway Bridge in Guihulngan City due to lateral...
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake jolted Mountain Province at 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 6, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs Phivolcs located its epicenter at five kilometers (km) northwest of Tadian, Mountain Province. The tremor with a shallow depth of 10...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said there are still no signs that Mayon Volcano's current status should be raised from Alert Level 2 to 3, following the phreatic eruption that occurred on Feb. 4. Mayon Volcano (Ellson Quismorio / Manila Bulletin) In an interview...
A phreatic eruption occurred at the Mayon Volcano summit at 4:37 p.m., said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Sunday, Feb. 4. (Screen grab from DOST-Phivolcs Facebook post) Phivolcs said the eruption lasted for two minutes and 49 seconds based on the seismic...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-5.3 earthquake rocked Surigao del Sur on Friday morning, February 2. EPICENTER of the earthquake. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was recorded at 5:35 a.m. and its epicenter was 92 kilometers (kms)...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, Feb. 1 said a 4.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Occidental Mindoro at 4:46 a.m. (Phivolcs) Phivolcs located its epicenter at 13 kilometers (km) northwest of Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro. The tremor with a depth of 11...
Residents in Sorsogon were still advised to be cautious, as Bulusan Volcano remains on Alert Level 1, or "low-level volcanic unrest." Bulusan Volcano (Pixabay) In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon interview on Wednesday, Jan. 31, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Director Dr....
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-5.1 earthquake rocked Surigao del Sur province on Monday afternoon, January 29. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was recorded at 3:37 p.m. and its epicenter was 133 kilometers (kms) northeast of Hinatuan town,...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, Jan. 29, said a magnitude 5.1 earthquake jolted Surigao del Sur at 3:37 p.m. (Phivolcs) Phivolcs said the tremor was an aftershock of the 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur last Dec. 2, 2023. The...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Sunday, Jan. 28, said increased volcano-tectonic earthquakes were observed in Bulusan Volcano by the Bulusan Volcano Network. (Pixabay) Phivolcs said a total of 126 "weak" volcanic earthquakes ranging from magnitude 0.3 to...
(Phivolcs) A 4.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Ilocos Norte on Friday afternoon, Jan. 26, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake, which struck at 3:05 p.m., had its epicenter 17 kilometers (km) southwest of Adams, Ilocos Norte, and...
