A minor phreatic eruption occurred at the summit crater of Taal Volcano on Monday, October 13, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In an advisory, Phivolcs said the short-lived steam-driven activity, which occurred at around 11:42 a.m., produced plumes...
A 30-minute ash emission was recorded at the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano on Sunday, Oct. 12, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The event, which occurred from 6:47 a.m. to 7:17 a.m., produced grayish plumes that rose about 1,000 meters above the crater....
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Sunday, Oct. 12, reported increased seismic activity at Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon after recording 72 volcanic earthquakes since midnight of Oct. 11. Phivolcs said the recorded volcano-tectonic earthquakes were associated with...
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake jolted the waters off Silago, Southern Leyte, on Saturday night, Oct. 11, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its report, Phivolcs said the tremor struck at 9:54 p.m., with its epicenter recorded 16 kilometers north and 89...
An aftershock with a magnitude of 4.7 hit the waters off Manay, Davao Oriental, on Saturday night, Oct. 11, following the magnitude 5.8 earthquake that affected the same area earlier in the evening, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. According to...
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Manay, Davao Oriental, on Saturday evening, Oct. 11, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In its Earthquake Information No. 1 bulletin, the agency said the tectonic quake occurred at 6:27 p.m. It was...
The magnitude 5 earthquake that struck Zambales on Saturday evening, Oct. 11, was possibly caused by the movement along the Manila Trench, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. This means the recent earthquakes in Cebu, La Union, and Davao are not connected, as...
Close to 11,000 aftershocks have rattled parts of Cebu and nearby provinces following the magnitude 6.9 offshore quake last Sept. 30, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported Saturday, Oct. 11. In its latest report, Phivolcs said that since the strong earthquake...
A voluminous steaming event was observed at the main crater of Taal Volcano on Friday night, Oct. 10, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. Per the agency, the activity occurred from 9:55 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. and produced a white plume that rose 2,100 meters...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday, October 11, reported that 824 aftershocks were recorded following the magnitude 7.4 and 6.8 offshore earthquakes that struck Davao Oriental on October 10. In its latest advisory, Phivolcs said 346 aftershocks were...
Citing initial estimates from ongoing assessments, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Saturday, October 11, reported P2.2 billion in damages to 575 schools and 189 injured teachers and students following the magnitude 7.4 Davao Oriental earthquake, with alternative learning modes implemented to...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded a total of 792 aftershocks as of Saturday morning, October 11, following the powerful magnitude 7.4 and 6.8 earthquakes that struck offshore Davao Oriental on October 10. Of the total aftershocks, 331 have been plotted,...
