Taal Volcano (PIXABAY) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned of volcanic smog or “vog” from Taal Volcano after sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission reached over 10,000 tons on Thursday, Sept. 29. In an advisory issued on Thursday evening, Phivolcs said that 10,718...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded a 5.3-magnitude earthquake offshore of Surigao del Sur on Wednesday morning, Sept. 28. Phivolcs said the quake struck 49 kilometers (km) northeast of Cortes, Surigao del Sur at around 9:12 a.m., Wednesday. The...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded a 5.1-magnitude earthquake offshore of Davao Occidental on Sunday evening, Sept. 25. Phivolcs said the quake struck 122 kilometers (km) southeast of Balut Island in Sarangani, Davao Occidental at around 7:16...
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Sunday. Sept. 25, warned that lahars or mudflows may occur along rivers and drainages of Mt. Pinatubo and Taal Volcano due to super typhoon Karding’s expected heavy...
State seismologists said no tsunami threat exists in the Philippines following the destructive 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Mexico on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 22. (Phivolcs) Based on the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology’s (Phivolcs) advisory, the earthquake occurred in...
(PHIVOLCS) There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines following the 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 18, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake struck at around 2:44 p.m. The quake occurred at a shallow of...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded a 5.7-magnitude earthquake offshore of Davao Oriental Monday afternoon, Sept. 12. Phivolcs said the quake struck 173 kilometers (km) southeast of the municipality of Tarragona in the province of Davao Oriental at...
An earthquake with a magnitude measuring 4.6 jolted Catanduanes around 4:54 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8. (Photo courtesy of Phivolcs) Based on the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology’s (Phivolcs) bulletin issued at 6:52 p.m. on Thursday, the epicenter of the earthquake was recorded...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded a 5.2-magnitude earthquake in Abra province early Sunday morning, Aug. 28. Phivolcs said the quake struck 12 kilometers (km) southwest of Pilar, Abra at around 2:27 a.m. It was felt at Intensity V (strong) in...
1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero has filed a bill that would set aside modernization funds worth P3 billion for the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs logo Romero authored and filed House Bill (HB) No. 3587 in order to make Phivolcs at par with the best...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded a 4.2-magnitude earthquake in Batangas province Monday evening, Aug. 22. Phivolcs said the quake struck 4 kilometers (km) northeast of Tingloy, Batangas at around 10:59 p.m. The earthquake was felt at...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded a 5.0-magnitude earthquake in Masbate province early Saturday morning, Aug. 20. It was initially measured as a magnitude 5.2 quake but Phivolcs later revised it to magnitude 5.0. Phivolcs said the quake struck...
