Phivolcs A 5.9-magnitude offshore earthquake struck near Surigao del Sur on Friday afternoon, March 1, based on the preliminary data from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake, which was recorded at 5:29 p.m., had its epicenter 75 kilometers...
BUTUAN CITY – No injury or damage was reported in a magnitude-5.6 earthquake that jolted Surigao del Sur on Thursday morning, February 29, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) said. EPICENTER of the magnitude-5.6 earthquake that shook Surigao del Sur on...
Two consecutive earthquakes jolted Surigao del Sur on Thursday morning, Feb. 29, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs Phivolcs recorded a 5.3-magnitude earthquake at 8:10 a.m. and traced the epicenter 83 kilometers (km) southeast of Cagwait, Surigao del...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – No damage was reported in a magnitude-4.2 earthquake that rocked this province before dawn on Wednesday, February 21. THE epicenter of the magnitude-4.2 earthquake in Ilocos Sur on February 21. (Phivolcs) Ilocos Sur Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.7 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental on Tuesday morning, February 13. EARTHQUAKE epicenter The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was recorded at 4:45 a.m. and its epicenter was 284 kilometers (kms) southeast of...
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred near the waters of Davao Occidental at 8:34 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). (Phivolcs) Phivolcs traced its epicenter 78 kilometers (km) southeast of Balut Island in the municipality of Sarangani,...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-5.3 earthquake jolted Siargao Island, Surigao del Sur on Monday morning, February 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tremor was recorded at 10:03 a.m. and its epicenter was 92 kilometers (kms) northeast of Siargao....
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday, February 12 called for a more sustained funding for the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Cayetano, chairman of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology said merely approving a five-year modernization plan for the agency is...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded a magnitude 5.5 earthquake in Agusan Del Sur at 1:21 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10. (Courtesy of Phivolcs) The quake’s epicenter was located 10 kilometers (km) southeast of Esperanza in Agusan Del Sur. Phivolcs noted...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned of expected damage and aftershocks following a magnitude 5.8 earthquake that jolted Agusan Del Norte on Saturday, Feb. 10. (Phivolcs / Manila Bulletin) In an update, Phivolcs said it recorded the earthquake at...
A magnitude-5.9 earthquake rocked the province of Ilocos Norte past noon on Wednesday, February 7. A MAGNITUDE-5.9 earthquake rocked Ilocos Norte past noon on Wednesday, with epicenter in Pagudpud. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquake struck at 12:05...
Two successive tremors measuring magnitudes 5.0 and 5.1 occurred in Surigao del Sur on Wednesday morning, Feb. 7, based on the earthquake monitoring of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Based on Phivolcs’ data, the 5.0-magnitude earthquake occurred at 10:44 a.m.,...
