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...
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Ilocos Norte on Tuesday afternoon, March 28, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the quake struck 35 kilometers southwest of Burgos, Ilocos Norte around 1:51 p.m. The tremor was felt at Intensity IV (moderately...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – Two more earthquakes rocked Northern Luzon hours after a magnitude-4.7 tremor hit the region on Sunday, March 26. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said a magnitude-4.9 earthquake struck at 8:38 p.m. Its epicenter was four kilometers...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.2 earthquake rocked Davao Occidental on Monday, March 27, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said the earthquake was recorded at 8:44 a.m. and its epicenter was located 57 kilometers (kms) southeast of Sarangani...
An earthquake with a magnitude measuring 4.9 jolted Abra on Sunday evening, March 26, state seismologists said. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the epicenter of the quake was detected four kilometers southwest of Danglas, Abra. The seismic event was tectonic in...
The office of House Speaker Martin Romualdez has donated a calamity fund worth P500,000 each to Oriental Mindoro's 1st district and Davao de Oro's 1st district. This was learned by the Manila Bulletin Sunday, March 26 even as the Speaker’s office also facilitated the distribution of targeted...
