A magnitude 4.7 offshore earthquake hit Cagayan at 2:22 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 19, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). (Phivolcs) Phivolcs said the tremor is unlikely to cause damage to property nor aftershocks. The earthquake was initially recorded at...
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 5.4 earthquake jolted Ilocos Norte at 12:05 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 2, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). (Phivolcs) Phivolcs located its epicenter at 15 kilometers (km) northwest of Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, and was initially measured as a...
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.,...
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit Surigao del Sur on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 10:37 p.m., the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. (Phivolcs) Phivolcs located the quake's epicenter at 25 kilometers (km) southeast of Cagwait, Surigao del Sur. The tremor with a depth of...
Twelve years ago, on Feb. 6, 2012, at 11:49 a.m., Negros Oriental and its neighboring islands were struck by a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake, followed by a series of immediate aftershocks. Broken and dislocated asphalt road near the section of Tuway Bridge in Guihulngan City due to lateral...
