6.7 magnitude earthquake rocks Surigao City

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/10/2017

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit Surigao City on Friday night, which was felt at Intensity Six in the city. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on its website that the earthquake was recorded at…

The day the earth shook

Stephen D. Capillas 10/13/2016

Tomorrow, October 15, marks the third year anniversary of the earthquake that shook mostly Bohol province but also rattled Cebu and nearby provinces; and much as I hate to recall it, the memory of that day won’t…

Quake jolts Biliran, Cebu, Leyte and Masbate

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/13/2016

A magnitude 5 earthquake hit Naval in the island-province of Biliran on Saturday night, which was felt in varying intensities in the provinces of Biliran, Cebu, Leyte and Masbate. The tremor was felt at Intensity 5 in…

Survey in Metro Cebu ahead of quake drill

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Melissa Q. Cabahug 08/11/2015

Personnel of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) conducted a microtremor survey near the Monterazzas in barangay Guadalupe as part of their efforts to draft a hazard map of Metro Cebu. “A microtremor survey identifies…

Quake felt in Visayas, Mindanao

07/03/2015

A brief quake was felt in Visayas and Mindanao at 2:43 pm, Friday. The 6.1 magnitude earthquake was located 41 kilometers north of  Burgos, Surigao del Norte and is tectonic in origin. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology…

Storm hit southern Cebu feels earthquake

Marian Z. Codilla 12/29/2014

An earthquake was felt at around 5:30 p.m. Monday in storm-hit southern towns of Cebu. According to Robinson Jorgio of Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the earthquake was tectonic in origin. Magnitude 6.5 was recorded…

Ground cracks in Sirao worry mountain folks

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/06/2014

Two long cracks in the ground, one measuring over 30 meters, have worried residents after they suddenly appeared in the mountain barangay of Sirao in Cebu City a few days after a downpour. “We are looking at…

Mystery surrounds Toledo, Talisay blasts

Edison Delos Angeles 11/05/2013

An explosion that was followed by tremors in an upland barangay on the border of Toledo and Talisay cities remains a mystery even to an expert from the Philippine Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Robinson Giorgio of Phivolcs…

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