(Phivolcs) A 4.8-magnitude earthquake was recorded in Surigao del Sur at around 5:32 p.m., Friday, April 1, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 15 kilometers (km) northeast of Bayabas, Surigao del Sur, and was...
(Phivolcs) A 5.0-magnitude offshore earthquake was recorded in Surigao del Norte at around 9:35 a.m., Friday, April 1, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 60 kilometers (km) northeast of General Luna, Surigao del...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded three new phreatomagmatic bursts from Taal Volcano’s main crater on Thursday morning, March 31. In its volcano bulletin issued on Friday, April 1, Phivolcs said the bursts,...
There is no threat of a tsunami hitting the Philippines after a destructive 7.2-magnitude quake occurred southeast of Loyalty Islands on Thursday, March 31. (Image courtesy of Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said that there is no existing tsunami threat...
A phreatomagmatic burst occurred at Taal’s Main Crater, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Thursday, March 31. Seismic records and visual cameras around the volcano recorded the phreatomagmatic burst on Thursday, March 31 at 10:39 a.m. (Screengrab / Phivolcs...
Police forces and other government agencies are continuously monitoring the activities of the Taal Volcano as part of the measures to protect local residents of Batangas amid threats of destructive eruption after it was placed under Alert Level 3 status. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said that...
Science and Technology Undersecretary and Phivolcs OIC Renato Solidum Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Science and Technology Undersecretary Renato Solidum Jr. said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) may lower the alert status over Taal Volcano from Alert Level 3 to...
(Phivolcs) A 5.0-magnitude earthquake shook parts of Zambales province at around 2:55 a.m., Wednesday, March 30, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 51 kilometers (km) southwest of Cabangan, Zambales and was...
Thick smoke billows from Taal Volcano Saturday morning, March 26, 2022, as seen from San Nicolas, Batangas. (JALEEN RAMOS / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said that three more phreatomagmatic bursts were recorded over Taal Volcano in...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has not detected a volcanic earthquake from Taal Volcano, but remained under Alert Level 3 because of continuous “magmatic unrest” in the past 24 hours. In its bulletin issued on Monday, March 28,...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, March 27, sent Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) ground team and volunteers to lead her relief operations in Batangas, where Alert Level 3 has been raised because of the restive Taal Volcano. Vice President Leni Robredo deploys a team from her office to Batangas...
Footage of the phreatomagmatic eruption of Taal Main Crater from onset at 7:22 a.m. to 8:59 a.m., on March 26, 2022, recorded by the Cuenca Observation Station (VTCU). The eruption produced steam-laden grayish plumes that rose 3 kilometers and was accompanied by volcanic earthquakes and infrasound....
