Screenshot of the time-lapse footage showing ash emissions from the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano, recorded between 3:53 p.m. and 4:38 p.m. and 9:40 p.m. and 10:31 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. These events produced grayish plumes that rose 100 meters above the crater before drifting west....
Phivolcs A magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolted Ilocos Norte on Monday morning, Dec. 30, based on the earthquake bulletin from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The tremor was initially measured at magnitude 5.8. The earthquake occurred at 10:56 a.m. and its epicenter...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) directed its regional offices in Ilocos (Region 1), Cagayan Valley (Region 2), and Central Luzon (Region 3) to create a comprehensive tsunami evacuation plan in light of the movement of the Manila Trench that triggered an earthquake swarm. The OCD said Saturday,...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has recommended the inclusion of tsunami drills into the National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) following the series of earthquakes offshore Ilocos Sur. Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno, OCD administrator and executive director of the National Disaster Risk...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) urged the public Sunday, Dec. 22, to be on high alert and take immediate steps to prepare for potential tsunami threats amid a series of earthquakes offshore of Ilocos Sur. OCD Administrator, Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno directed the regional directors of civil...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices of Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur are assessing the possible damage from the magnitude-5.7 earthquake on Wednesday, Dec. 4. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/12/4/phivolcs-5-7-magnitude-quake-jolts-ilocos-norte...
CEBU CITY – Is Bohol ready to respond in case a major earthquake strikes in the province? LED by Gov. Aris Aumentado, Bohol officials review the fault lines in the province as part of the preparations for a possible major earthquake. (Contributed photo) Gov. Aris Aumentado looked into this...
Phivolcs The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded a 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck offshore of Catanduanes on Wednesday, Oct. 2. The quake, which occurred at 5:19 a.m., had its epicenter 81 kilometers northeast of Bagamanoc, Catanduanes, Phivolcs said. It was...
CEBU CITY – In-person classes in several schools in Metro Cebu were suspended one day after a magnitude-5.1 earthquake struck Poro, Camotes Islands, Cebu. ARCHITECT Florante Catalan, chief of the Cebu City Office of the Building Official, checks cracks found in a classroom of the Abellana...
Phivolcs The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded a 4.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Occidental Mindoro on Wednesday evening, Sept. 25. The quake, which occurred at 7:37 p.m., had its epicenter 14 kilometers northeast of Looc, Occidental Mindoro, Phivolcs said....
INCREASED UNREST Screenshot of IP camera footage of Kanlaon Volcano taken on Sept. 10 and 11, 2024 shows the volcano exhibiting increased unrest, accompanied by volcano-tectonic earthquake swarms and unprecedented levels of SO2 degassing. Alert Level 2 is maintained for Kanlaon Volcano....
Phivolcs Two earthquakes with magnitudes 5.3 and 4.9 struck Quezon province consecutively on Wednesday, Sept. 4, in a seismic event known as a “doublet.” Phivolcs said the 5.3-magnitude earthquake, which occurred at 7:16 a.m., was followed by a 4.9-magnitude tremor at 7:55 a.m., with both...
