Based on the monitoring of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the lava flow of Mayon Volcano stayed in “very slow” status on Friday, July 14. The Mayon Volcano ejects massive pyroclastic density currents (PDC) towards the Basud Gully in Sto. Domingo town in Albay...
A 4.1-magnitude earthquake hit Cagayan on Friday, July 14, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Photo credit to Phivolcs Phivolcs said the quake was recorded 22 kilometers (km) northwest of Dalupiri Island, Calayan, Cagayan, at 6:26 a.m. In the bulletin released...
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake hit Davao Occidental on Thursday evening, July 13, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Photo credit to Phivolcs In the bulletin released by Phivolcs, the tremor was spotted 360 kilometers (km) southeast of Balut Island, Municipality of...
Lava flow from the Mayon Volcano’s crater is still occurring at a “very slow” rate, based on the monitoring of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) from Wednesday, July 12, to Thursday, July 13. Phivolcs said that the "very slow effusion of lava" causes the...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.4 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental on Thursday morning, July 13. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was recorded at 4:50 a.m. and its epicenter was 348 kilometers southeast of Balut Island in the municipality of...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Thursday, July 13 that it is considering raising the Taal Volcano’s alert level from 1 to 2 if the restive volcano’s activity worsens. Phivolcs made the announcement after detecting a series of shallow tremors and an...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.2 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental before dawn on Wednesday, July 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was recorded at 12:47 a.m. and its epicenter was 208 kilometers (kms) southeast of Balut Island, Sarangani,...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday, July 12, continued to record rockfalls and volcanic earthquakes due to the ongoing effusive eruption of Mayon Volcano in Albay. Phivolcs said Mayon Volcano had 423 rockfall events, 24 volcanic earthquakes, as well as...
The ongoing eruption of Mayon Volcano has caused volcanic ash to fall on parts of Albay, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Tuesday, July 11. Thin ashfall is said to have been observed in the town of Camalig, as well as in Brgy. Mabinit in Legazpi City and...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-four earthquake jolted Agusan del Norte on Monday, July 10, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said the earthquake was registered at 10:57 p.m. and its epicenter was pinpointed seven kilometers northeast of Jabonga town,...
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....
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) has warned those within the eight-kilometer radius surrounding the Mayon Volcano to be prepared after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded an increased activity from the volcano's summit crater. *Mayon Volcano (file...
