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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a state of calamity over Calabarzon due to the effects brought by the eruption of Taal in the region. The President made the declaration covering Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon in Proclamation 906 he signed on Feb. 21. The declaration, which will expedite the government’s rescue, relief and rehabilitation efforts, will last for a year unless lifted. It came weeks after the phreatic eruption of the […]
(Eagle News)–An alert level 2 remained hoisted over Taal on Thursday, Feb. 27. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology made the report as it announced monitoring a moderate emission of steam-laden plumes that rose 300 meters between 9 p.m. yesterday and 3 a.m. today. PHIVOLCS said intermittent weak steaming activity occurred throughout the rest of the observation period. The Taal Volcano Network also recorded 34 volcanic earthquakes “associated with rock fracturing processes beneath and […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Thursday, Feb. 27. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 3:38 a.m., had its epicenter 417 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. Depth of focus was 92 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News) — A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Pangasinan on Wednesday, Feb. 26. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 8:23 a.m., had its epicenter 94 kilometers southwest of Agno. It had a depth of focus of 16 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Zamboanga del Norte on Wednesday, Feb. 26. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 5:38 a.m., had its epicenter 44 kilometers southwest of Siocon. Depth of focus was one kilometer. An instrumental intensity I was recorded in Zamboanga City. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–The Taal Volcano Network has recorded 32 volcanic earthquakes at Taal, which remains on alert level 2. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said activity in the main crater in the past 24 hours has been characterized by “weak emission of steam-laden plumes rising 50 meters high.” PHIVOLCS reminded the public that “sudden steam-driven or phreatic explosions, volcanic earthquakes, ashfall and lethal accumulations or expulsions of volcanic gas can occur and threaten areas […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected over Cagayan and other areas as the easterlies affect the eastern part of the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the same conditions will be experienced in Isabela and Aurora. Partly cloudy skies to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers are, on the other hand, expected over Batanes, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya , Abra, Benguet, Apayao, Kalinga, Mt Province, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental on Tuesday, Feb. 25. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 7:34 a.m., had its epicenter 110 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso. Depth of focus was one kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–An alert level 2 remains hoisted over Taal. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said activity in the main crater in the past 24 hours has been characterized by a “weak emission of steam-laden plumes rising 50 to100 meters high.” The Taal Volcano Network, PHIVOLCS said, recorded 45 volcanic earthquakes that are “associated with magmatic processes beneath the edifice.” Two of these events were felt at 7:37 p.m. and 7:51 p.m. at Intensity […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Cagayan on Monday, Feb. 24. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 7 p.m., had its epicenter 24 kilometers southeast of Gonzaga. It had a depth of focus of 13 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern and Central Luzon today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, and the provinces of Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with light rains as a result. Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region and the rest of Central Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, on the other hand, will have partly […]
(Eagle News)–An alert level 2 remains hoisted over Taal. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said activity in the main crater in the past 24 hours has been characterized by a weak emission of steam-laden plumes rising 50 to 100 meters high. The Taal Volcano Network also recorded 32 volcanic earthquakes that are associated with “rock fracturing processes beneath and around the edifice.” PHIVOLCS reminded the public that “sudden steam-driven or phreatic explosions, volcanic […]
