LEGAZPI CITY (PNA) – The initial assessment of roads and buildings in Masbate after the magnitude-six earthquake on Thursday, Feb. 16, showed that 61 houses, 15 schools, and six buildings were damaged, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD)- Region 5 (Bicol) said. THE wall of an establishment...
Plot of the 16 February 2023 Magnitude 6.0 Masbate earthquake and aftershocks as of 16 February 2023, 1:00 p.m.. (COURTESY OF PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has so far recorded over 300 aftershocks following the magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck...
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday thanked his "Arab brothers" for aid supplied following last week's deadly earthquake, that saw countries in the region break with years of diplomatic silence. The 7.8-magnitude quake hit Turkey and Syria on February 6, leaving a...
Residents grab food, clothes and household items delivered from the back of a truck in Samandag, south of Hatay on February 16, 2023, ten days after a 7.8-magnitude struck the border region of Türkiye and Syria. Yasin AKGUL / AFP ISTANBUL, Türkiye -- The death toll from the earthquake that...
How prepared are we in the event “The Big One”—a magnitude-7.2 earthquake triggered by the movement of the West Valley Fault—strikes in Metro Manila? The question comes to mind in the wake of the devastation caused by the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that hit Turkiye and Syria. A study...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) immediately activated the quick response teams of its field office in Bicol Region after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook the province of Masbate and neighboring areas on Thursday morning, Feb. 16. The DSWD also immediately coordinated with...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay - More damaged houses, school buildings and local infrastructures were reported after a magnitude-6 earthquake hit the province of Masbate on Thursday, Feb.16. Based on the latest media report issued by the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) Bicol, a total of 61 houses were...
MAP showing active faults in Panay Island. (DOST-Phivolcs) ILOILO CITY – Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) urged local governments to update their earthquake preparedness plans following the magnitude-six earthquake that rocked Masbate province on...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Several buildings and houses were damaged in the magnitude-six earthquake that jolted the province of Masbate early Thursday morning, Feb. 16. THE Magallanes Coliseum in Masbate City was damaged in the magnitude-six earthquake that rocked the province of Masbate on...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has so far recorded 123 aftershocks following the magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck Batuan, Masbate around 2:10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16. As of 12 p.m., Phivolcs had detected 123 aftershocks, with magnitudes ranging...
Work and classes were suspended in Masbate following a 6.0 magnitude quake that hit the province early morning of Thursday, Feb. 16, and resulted in a province-wide power outage. Asst. Sec. Raffy Alejandro IV, spokesperson of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), said the move is part of the safety...
(PHIVOLCS) A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Masbate province on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 15, based on the earthquake information issued by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). It was initially measured as a 4.5-magnitude earthquake but Phivolcs later updated it to...
