6.9 magnitude earthquake shakes southern Mindanao

Froilan Gallardo 12/15/2019

CAGAYAN DE ORO—A magnitude 6.9 tremor struck Southern Mindanao Sunday afternoon causing more panic among residents wracked by a series of strong earthquakes since July this year. The state-owned Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) plotted…

Phivolcs tells public: Earthquakes can’t be predicted

Rosalie Abatayo 11/04/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—Stop spreading fake news.  Amid the recent series of earthquakes in Mindanao, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) appealed to the public to refrain from sharing and circulating unverified information regarding an “anticipated…

2nd quake in 2 weeks hits Mindanao; 7 dead

the Inquirer staff 10/30/2019

  Buildings swayed on Tuesday morning as a powerful earthquake rattled the same areas in Mindanao rocked by a strong tremor two weeks earlier, killing at least seven people, cracking concrete walls, and sending patients out of…

‘Light’ earthquakes hit Cebu, Davao Occidental

Rosalie Abatayo 09/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The provinces of Cebu and Davao Occidental experienced light ground movements on Sunday, September 1. The Earthquake Information bulletin issued by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) logged a magnitude 3.1…

Phivolcs monitoring possible magnitude 8 tremor after quake swarm off Surigao del Norte

Inquirer 04/29/2019

We have to be prepared always, says Phivolcs director MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said it continues to monitor a possible magnitude 8 earthquake following the more than 600 aftershocks connected to a…

7.1-magnitude quake rattles sea of Davao

Inquirer.net 12/29/2018

MANILA, Philippines – A 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Davao Oriental on Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Engr. Rommel Allan Labayog, Phivolcs Zamboanga City station chief, said the temblor was strongly felt in the…

Magnitude 4.4 quake sways Cagayan

Inquirer.net 12/21/2018

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.4 earthquake hit Cagayan province on Friday past noon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The agency traced the quake’s epicenter at 30 kilometers (km) northwest of Calayan, Cagayan…

Alert level 2 raised in Mount Kanlaon

DORIS BONGCAC 11/25/2018

Government officials and the public are discouraged from entering the four-kilometer radius danger zone of the Mt. Kanlaon because of the possibility of sudden and hazardous steam-driven or phreatic eruptions. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs)…

Series of quakes jolt Surigao del Norte

Inquirer.net 09/27/2018

A series of earthquakes struck Surigao del Norte within hours of each other on Thursday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The first and strongest tremblor that measured a magnitude of 5.1 happened…

Alert Level 2 up on Mt. Kanlaon – Phivolcs

Inquirer.net, Katrina Hallare 11/15/2017

‘INCREASED UNREST’ MAY BECOME A ‘STEAM-DRIVEN OR PHREATIC ERUPTIONS’ The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has raised an Alert Level 2 status on Kanlaon Volcano in Negros province, as it warned of a possible “sudden…

Two women die in Leyte quake

Agnes B. Alpuerto 08/23/2017

TWO people died after a 5.1 magnitude quake jolted Albuera, Leyte early morning on Wednesday, August 23. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded the epicenter of the earthquake northeast of Albuera at 6:26 AM.…

3.6 tremor hits Cebu

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/21/2017

A 3.6-magnitude earthquake of tectonic origin jolted parts of Cebu province and Metro Cebu at dawn on Tuesday, but there were no reports of damages from the areas affected by the quake. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology…

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