(PHIVOLCS) A 4.9-magnitude earthquake occurred in southwestern Mindanao at around 5:23 a.m., Wednesday, June 29, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 35 kilometers (km) southeast of Tabina, Zamboanga del Sur, and...
SHARAN, Afghanistan -- Desperate rescuers battled against the clock and heavy rain Thursday to reach cut-off areas in eastern Afghanistan after a powerful earthquake killed at least 1,000 people and left thousands more homeless. An Afghan child is treated inside a hospital in the city of Sharan...
GARDEZ, Afghanistan -- A powerful earthquake struck a remote border region of Afghanistan overnight killing at least 920 people and injuring hundreds more, officials said Wednesday, with the toll expected to rise as rescuers dig through collapsed dwellings. This photograph taken on June 22, 2022...
KABUL, Afghanistan -- At least 280 people were killed and 595 injured after an earthquake struck Afghansitan's Paktika province early on Wednesday, the state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported. Some 255 people lost their lives in Barmal, Ziruk, Naka and Gayan districts of Paktika province, the...
An earthquake with a magnitude measuring 5.3 struck Ilocos Sur on Thursday, June 16, around 2:08 p.m., the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. (Phivolcs) The quake’s epicenter was traced 53 kilometers (km) southwest of Candon, Ilocos Sur. It was tectonic in origin,...
Amid the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) opted to conduct the second quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) via virtual means on Thursday, June 9. 2nd quarter National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (Courtesy of...
The Pasig City Disaster Risk and Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) assured citizens that they are maximizing efforts to prepare for the inevitable "Big One," as the city participated in the Second Quarter National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) on Thursday morning, June 9. Students of...
The government's online Second Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) for this year has generated more than 105,000 views and were participated in by over 17,000 netizens on Thursday, June 9. "There were also 80,380 engagements, one hour after the livestream ended. This was the 8th...
Five volcanic earthquakes were recorded in Bulusan Volcano over the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Thursday, June 9. Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon (PNA / Nonie Enolva) As its low-level unrest continues, Phivolcs said that 5 volcanic quakes...
BUTUAN CITY – A 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit Davao Oriental province anew in Southern Mindanao region Wednesday morning, June 8, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor was recorded at 4:37 a.m. The epicenter was...
(PHIVOLCS) A 5.2-magnitude earthquake offshore of Davao Oriental occurred at around 4:37 a.m., Wednesday, June 8, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 103 kilometers (km) southeast of Tarragona, Davao Oriental,...
BUTUAN CITY – A 4.5-magnitude earthquake hit Davao Occidental province anew in Southern Mindanao region Monday morning, June 6, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor was recorded at 6:12 a.m. The epicenter was...
