A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Isabela province on Sunday afternoon, April 23, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the quake struck 28 kilometers northeast of Maconacon town, Isabela province around 5:19 p.m. It was initially measured as a...
An earthquake with a magnitude measuring 5.8 jolted waters off Davao Occidental, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Friday, April 21. (Phivolcs) The epicenter of the quake was traced 292 kilometers (km) southeast of Balut Island in the municipality of...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.2 earthquake rocked Balut Island in the municipality of Sarangani in Davao Occidental on Monday morning, April 17. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquake occurred at 9:32 a.m. and its epicenter was 301 kilometers southeast of...
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A 7.0-magnitude earthquake was recorded in the sea north of the main Indonesian island of Java, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said on Friday, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The strong quake struck at 4:55 pm local time (0955 GMT), the USGS said, with...
BUTUAN CITY – Provincial and municipal disaster councils in the Caraga region were mobilized following a moderately strong tectonic earthquake that rocked Agusan del Norte at past midnight on Friday, April 14. Agusan del Norte Gov. Maria Angelica Rosedell M. Amante, Mayor Ronnie Vicente R....
The Muntinlupa City government will sign agreements with funeral parlors in preparation for the “Big One” or a massive earthquake that is projected to hit the country anytime. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), the “Big One” refers to a large...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.3 earthquake rocked the island-province of Tawi-Tawi past midnight on Thursday, April 13, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said the epicenter of the 12:46 a.m. earthquake was 332 kilometers (kms) southeast of...
BUTUAN CITY – A 4.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Zamboanga del Sur province anew Thursday afternoon, April 6, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the earthquake was recorded at 12:04 p.m. The epicenter was plotted only eight...
GIGMOTO, Catanduanes (PNA) – The local government unit (LGU) here said there was no casualty and major damage reported following the 6.2-magnitude quake and series of aftershocks that hit Catanduanes Tuesday night, March 4, and Wednesday morning, March 5. POBLACION Gigmoto This was based on the...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.2 earthquake rocked Zamboanga del Sur on Wednesday morning, April 5. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tectonic earthquake was recorded at 4:53 a.m. Epicenter was three kilometers (kms) northeast of Dumingag, Zamboanga del...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday midnight, April 5, canceled its tsunami advisory in Catanduanes, Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar as there have been no significant sea level disturbances recorded after the 6.6-magnitude earthquake that hit Gigmoto,...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.2 earthquake rocked Davao de Oro on Thursday morning, March 30, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The earthquake struck at 6:37 a.m. and its epicenter was 12 kilometers southeast of the municipality of New Bataan, Davao de...
