(Eagle News)–A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Cagayan on Saturday, March 16. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 5:20 p.m. Its epicenter was 84 kilometers northwest of Calayan. The depth of focus was 25 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
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4.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off Surigao del Sur
(Eagle News)–A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur on Friday, March 15. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 7:31 a.m. Its epicenter was 95 kilometers northeast of Cagwait. The depth of focus was 18 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
4.0-magnitude earthquake strikes off Davao Occidental
(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Tuesday, March 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 12:21 p.m. Its epicenter was 125 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos. The depth of focus was 40 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
4.3-magnitude earthquake hits Surigao del Sur
(Eagle News)–A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur on Wednesday, March 6. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 5:19 p.m. Its epicenter was 62 kilometers southeast of Marihatag. The depth of focus was 31 kilometers. No damage to property was reported but aftershocks were expected.
4.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off Surigao del Sur early Monday
(Eagle News)–A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur early Monday, March 4. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 2:51 a.m. The epicenter was 30 kilometers southeast of Marihatag. The depth of focus was 23 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
4.8-magnitude earthquake strikes off Surigao del Sur early Friday
(Eagle News)–A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur early Friday, March 1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 1:24 a.m. Its epicenter was 90 kilometers southeast of Marihatag. The depth of focus was five kilometers. The following intensities were reported: Intensity II – Marihatag, Surigao del Sur Intensity I – City of Tandag, Surigao del Sur No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
PHIVOLCS reports ‘elevated sulfur dioxide degassing’ at Taal
(Eagle News)– The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Thursday, Feb. 29, said there was an “elevated sulfur dioxide degassing” at Taal Volcano. In its advisory, PHIVOLCS said the 14558 tons measured on the day was the second highest flux recorded this year. Taal, which remains on alert level 1, also averaged approximately 9450 tons per day for the month of February and has been continuously degassing “voluminous concentrations” since 2001, it said. While […]
5.0-magnitude earthquake hits Eastern Samar
(Eagle News)–A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck Eastern Samar early Sunday, Feb. 25. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 2:47 a.m. Its epicenter was 12 kilometers southwest of Jipapad. The depth of focus was 37 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Instrumental Intensities: Intensity II – Villareal, Samar; Dulag, Leyte; Mapanas, Northern Samar Intensity I – Basey, Samar No damage to property was reported but aftershocks were expected.
4.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off Davao Occidental
(Eagle News)–A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Saturday, Feb. 24. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 8:51 a.m. Its epicenter was 392 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos. The depth of focus was 51 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
4.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Occidental Mindoro
(Eagle News)–A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro early Friday, Feb. 23. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 5 a.m. Its epicenter was 22 kilometers northwest of Abra de Ilog. The depth of focus was 115 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
Gov’t eyes development of mega food hub in Clark City
(Eagle News) — The government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) for the development of a mega food hub in Clark City. According to the Presidential Communications Office, the planned National Food Hub “actualizes the farm-to-fork strategy embodied in the Three-Year Food Logistic Action Agenda, which seeks to revolutionize the food distribution network in the country from farm to fork.” The first part of the agenda, it […]
4.6-magnitude earthquake hits Surigao del Sur
(Eagle News)–A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur on Friday, Feb. 16. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 7:58 a.m. The epicenter was 16 kilometers southeast of Marihatag. The depth of focus was 23 kilometers. The following instrumental intensity was reported: Intensity I – City of Bislig, Surigao Del Sur No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.