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…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported ashfall emissions from Kanlaon Volcano, producing a grayish plume. Between 1:10 to 1:13 p.m. on Monday, Phivolcs recorded 150 meters of plume above the summit…
Aftershocks may occur following the magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck the waters off Davao Occidental on Saturday evening, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. …
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayon Volcano showed a glowing summit and an active lava dome on Wednesday evening, January 7. Camera footage captured the activity between 6:36 p.m. and 7 p.m., the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and…
LEGAZPI CITY – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has raised the alert status of Mayon Volcano from Alert Level 1 (low-level unrest) to Alert Level 2 (increasing/moderate level of unrest) on Thursday. In a bulletin,…
MANILA, Philippines – This year, the Marcos administration has signed into law four acts related to science and technology. The Phivolcs (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) Modernization Law The signing of the Phivolcs Modernization Law will improve…
LUCENA CITY – Volcanic earthquakes and tremors continue to shake Taal Volcano in Batangas province, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on Sunday morning. In its latest bulletin, Phivolcs said Taal registered 56 volcanic…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck near Candoni, Negros Occidental at 3:06 a.m. on November 3, 2025, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The quake’s epicenter was located 16 kilometers…
