A magnitude-5.4 earthquake rocked Davao del Sur on Tuesday morning, March 4. The tremor was felt in Davao City. No reports of injuries and damage have been received by the Davao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office as of posting time. The agency advised all BDRRMCs, volunteer groups,...
Mayon Volcano (File Photo/Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday, Feb. 21 warned that continued heavy rainfall caused by the shear line could heighten the risks of lahar flows and flooding, especially in areas surrounding Mayon Volcano. The warning was...
A screenshot of the time-lapse footage capturing Taal Volcano’s minor phreatic eruption between 8:20 a.m. and 8:24 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16. The eruption generated a 900-meter plume that drifted westward, as recorded by IP cameras in Brgy. Buco, Talisay and Brgy. Barigon, Agoncillo, Batangas. This...
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported a magnitude 5.3 earthquake that struck parts of Eastern Visayas at 8:50 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14. The tremor’s epicenter was located 32 kilometers northeast of...
The bill seeking to modernize the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) is now awaiting President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s signature, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano said. This, after the Senate ratified the final version of the Phivolcs Modernization Act...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Officials called off afternoon classes here and other parts of the Zamboanga Peninsula after a magnitude-6.1 earthquake rocked Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte before noon on Thursday, Jan. 23. The earthquake was felt at magnitude-5.4 here and sent students and people out of...
TACLOBAN CITY – Southern Leyte sustained damage from a magnitude-5.9 earthquake on Thursday morning, Jan. 23. THE epicenter of the magnitude-5.9 earthquake in Southern Leyte. Authorities reported a landslide, damaged roads, and cancelled classes. A landslide was recorded in the former...
Phivolcs A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Zamboanga del Norte at 11:41 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23, just hours after a 5.8-magnitude tremor hit Southern Leyte, based on a report from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The epicenter of the 6.1-magnitude quake was...
Phivolcs The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded a 5.8-magnitude earthquake at 7:39 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23, in Southern Leyte. The earthquake’s epicenter was located 6 kilometers southeast of San Francisco, Southern Leyte, at a depth of 14 kilometers. It was...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Tuesday, Jan. 21, that Kanlaon Volcano has emitted ash five times in the past 24 hours and remains under Alert Level 3 due to ongoing “magmatic unrest.” According to Phivolcs, the ash emissions, which lasted between eight...
Phivolcs A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro at 6:42 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 20, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. Phivolcs initially reported the quake's origin near Calatagan, Batangas, and measured it at magnitude 5.4, but later revised it...
Phivolcs A new disaster preparedness tool in Ilokano was launched to shift the way local communities prepare for disasters. A collaboration between the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University-La Union, and the University of the...
