A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Cagayan on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 1, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake, which struck at 4:03 p.m., had its epicenter 26 kilometers (km) northeast of Dalupiri Island in Calayan, Cagayan. It occurred...
A 4.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Ilocos Norte on Tuesday morning, July 18, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the earthquake’s epicenter 28 kilometers northwest of Burgos, Ilocos Norte around 9:28 a.m. It occurred at a shallow depth of 6 km...
A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Sarangani province at 11:35 p.m. on Monday, July 17, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its initial bulletin, Phivolcs said it had located the epicenter of the earthquake 33 kilometers (km) southwest of Maitum, Sarangani. It...
A 5.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Eastern Samar and neighboring areas on Monday night, July 10, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake, which struck at 9:01 p.m., had its epicenter 18 kilometers (km) northwest of Llorente, Eastern Samar....
A 4.0-magnitude earthquake hit Albay province on Sunday evening, July 9, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake, which struck at 8:48 p.m., had its epicenter 5 kilometers (km) southwest of Rapu-rapu, Albay. It occurred at a shallow depth...
A 4.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Zambales around 3:16 p.m. on Thursday, July 6, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 38 km beneath the epicenter, which was 28 kilometers from Palauig, Zambales. It was initially...
A 4.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Sarangani province on Monday evening, July 3, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The earthquake's epicenter, which struck at approximately 6:20 p.m. was located 15 kilometers from Kiamba, Sarangani. It occurred at a shallow...
A 4.4-magnitude earthquake hit Surigao del Sur on Sunday afternoon, July 2, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the quake struck around 1:40 p.m. and originated 5 kilometers (km) northwest of Lianga, Surigao del Sur. It occurred at a shallow depth...
A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit Surigao del Norte on Thursday night, June 29, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). (Phivolcs) According to Phivolcs' initial earthquake bulletin, the quake occurred around 7:30 p.m. 100 kilometers northeast of Burgos, Surigao del...
A 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit Occidental Mindoro around 8:57 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Its epicenter was traced 46 kilometers (km) northwest of Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, at a depth of 20 km. According to Phivolcs, the tremor...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded a 4.5-magnitude earthquake in Eastern Samar on Saturday night, June 10. (Courtesy of Phivolcs) The quake happened around 10:50 p.m. and struck 73 kilometers southeast of Dolores, Eastern Samar. Phivolcs said that the...
A 4.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Davao de Oro on Friday morning, June 9, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the quake, which happened around 8:30 a.m. struck 3 kilometers northeast of Compostela, Davao de Oro. (Phivolcs) It recorded the quake at...