(Phivolcs) A 5.1-magnitude earthquake shook Cagayan province at around 8:02 p.m., Wednesday, March 23, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 46 kilometers (km) northeast of Camiguin Island, Calayan, Cagayan. It was...
(Phivolcs) A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Leyte province at around 12.39 a.m., Monday, March 21, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 10 kilometers (km) southwest of Burauen, Leyte. It was shallow at a depth of...
SHIROISHI, Japan – Four people were reported dead and more than 100 injured in Japan on Thursday after a powerful overnight earthquake rattled large parts of the east coast and prompted a tsunami warning, authorities said. The 7.4-magnitude quake off the coast of Fukushima derailed a bullet...
(Phivolcs) State seismologists continued to detect more aftershocks, two days after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Occidental Mindoro on Monday morning, March 14. As of 6 a.m., Wednesday, March 16, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) so far detected 664 aftershocks,...
(Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) so far recorded 187 aftershocks following the 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro on Monday morning, March 14. As of 3 p.m., Phivolcs said that of the 187 aftershocks recorded, 54 were plotted or located...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported minor damages in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the island province Monday morning, March 14. (Phivolcs) The NDRRMC National Operations Center said that assessment was on-going “to...
(Phivolcs) An offshore earthquake measuring magnitude 6.4 rocked Occidental Mindoro and nearby areas, including parts of Metro Manila, at around 5:05 a.m., Monday, March 14, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the epicenter of the earthquake...
(Phivolcs) A moderately strong earthquake measuring 5.0-magnitude on the Richter scale shook Davao de Oro and nearby provinces on Friday evening, March 11, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its initial bulletin, Phivolcs said the epicenter of the earthquake...
A moderately strong earthquake with a magnitude measuring 4.1 hit Tarlac around 3:54 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. (Phivolcs) The quake’s epicenter was traced six kilometers (km) northeast of Camiling, Tarlac. Phivolcs also said...
A strong earthquake with a magnitude measuring 5.3 hit waters off Davao Occidental around 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. (Phivolcs) The epicenter of the quake was traced 84 kilometers (km) southeast of Jose Abad Santos, Davao...
JAKARTA, Indonesia – A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said, with residents sent fleeing from their homes. The quake hit the island's north at a depth of 12 kilometres (7.5 miles), about 70 kilometres from the town of...
BUTUAN CITY - A 4.7-magnitude earthquake hit Davao Oriental province in Southern Mindanao region Friday morning, Feb. 25, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor was recorded at 6:19 a.m. The epicenter was plotted 101...
