CEBU CITY, Philippines – Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Island on Thursday, July 9, erupted, state volcanologists confirmed. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) confirmed that a moderate explosive eruption occurred at Kanlaon, which ended around…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Davao Occidental on Friday evening, June 26, shaking several parts of southern Mindanao but causing no immediate reports of damage or injuries. According to…
MANILA – Ground deformation have been observed in Sarangani and General Santos City areas following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that jolted parts of Mindanao last June 8, the head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology…
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said no earthquake swarms have been recorded in Cebu recently, but the island remains vulnerable to a major earthquake from its active fault systems.…
MANILA – All areas located along the six active trenches in the country could experience an earthquake of up to 8.2 in magnitude, the head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Tuesday.…
[UPDATED] A powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake jolted southern Mindanao on Monday morning, June 8, 2026. The offshore quake hit at a depth of 35 kilometres (22 miles) off the island of Mindanao, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.…
Cebu, Philippines–A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck near Bantayan Island in Cebu on Wednesday morning, April 29, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The quake was recorded at 9:04 a.m. and was located about 20…
TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines — Central Leyte sits on a long, locked fault segment that has not moved for more than a century. It is an extended period of seismic “silence” that scientists say is allowing energy to…
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported there is no tsunami threat to the Philippines following a strong earthquake that struck Japan on Monday afternoon, April 20.…
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck near Tigbauan, Iloilo on Tuesday afternoon, April 13, 2026, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The magnitude 5.1 earthquake that struck Bogo City, northern Cebu on Monday, April 6 was an aftershock of last year’s major tremor, state seismologists said. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs),…
BACOLOD CITY – On Thursday afternoon, Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island erupted and it generated some 2,000 meters of plume above its crater. This was according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The “moderately…
