The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday midnight, April 5, canceled its tsunami advisory in Catanduanes, Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar as there have been no significant sea level disturbances recorded after the 6.6-magnitude earthquake that hit Gigmoto,...
State seismologists on Tuesday evening, April 4 advised residents of Catanduanes, Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar to stay away from the beach and refrain from going to the coast following the magnitude 6.6 quake off Gigmoto, Catanduanes. Photo courtesy of Phivolcs In its initial bulletin, the...
A tsunami of interest and commitments. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (BBM Media Bureau) That's what President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has had to handle so far in his ongoing visit to Japan, House Speaker Martin Romualdez said. Romualdez, in a press briefing with Manila-based...
(PHIVOLCS) There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines following the 7.3-magnitude offshore earthquake near Davao Occidental on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 18, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake struck at 2:06 p.m., 356 kilometers...
State seismologists said there is “no destructive tsunami threat” to the Philippines following a powerful quake in Fiji Islands. The earthquake with a magnitude measuring 6.7 occurred around 3:09 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12. It was located in the Fiji Islands Region with a depth of 587...
(PHIVOLCS) There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines following a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Abra province on Wednesday, July 27, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake that struck at around 8:43 a.m. has originated 3 kilometers (km)...
(PHIVOLCS) There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines following a 6.6-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan on Monday, May 9, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake struck at around 2:23 p.m., and was shallow at a depth of 10 kilometers....
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...
(Phivolcs) There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines following the 7.3-magnitude earthquake near the eastern coast of Honshu, Japan, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Wednesday evening, March 16. Phivolcs said the earthquake struck at around 10:36 p.m....
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported minor damages in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the island province Monday morning, March 14. (Phivolcs) The NDRRMC National Operations Center said that assessment was on-going “to...
Tonga issued on Saturday afternoon another nationwide tsunami warning after a violent eruption of a volcano in Tonga's Hunga Ha'apai island, about 65km north of capital city Nuku'alofa. The tsunami warning was issued by the Tonga Meteorological Services, according to Radio New Zealand. Waves have...
Photo: Business Standard News TOKYO, Japan -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 on Monday struck Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The temblor occurred at around 6:14 a.m. local time, with its epicenter at a latitude of 36.5 degrees north and a longitude...
