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(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Thursday, May 2. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, an aftershock of the 5.5-magnitude quake that hit the province on April 26, struck 86 kilometers southeast of General Luna at 2:50 a.m. The depth of focus of the earthquake was 10 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur on Wednesday, May 1. The quake, which was an aftershock of the 5.5-magnitude quake that hit the province on April 26, struck 53 kilometers southeast of General Luna at 1:51 p.m., the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. Depth of focus was 11 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)—-Parts of Lanao del Norte are experiencing power interruption today, May 1, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said. According to the NGCP, the power interruption started at 7 a.m. and will last until 12 noon. It said the disruption was because LANECO requested a “shutdown of the Aurora-Kaptagan-Tubod 69kV line for the coop’s activities Kapatagan Substation.” The NGCP said it was also conducting a “ride-on maintenance along the said line.” “Power will […]
(Eagle News)–Around P100 million worth of suspected cocaine was found on the coastline of Surigao del Sur on Tuesday night. The blocks of cocaine, worth 20 kilograms, were found by a fisherman in Lingig past 9 p.m. The drugs have been turned over to authorities. Authorities are investigating the incident. President Rodrigo Duterte has said international syndicates were responsible for the illegal drugs found in Philippine waters. The police have said they would intensify patrols […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur on Wednesday, May 1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, an aftershock of the 6.5-magnitude quake that struck Eastern Samar on April 26, hit 26 kilometers southeast of San Julian at 5:32 a.m. The depth of focus was 42 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)–A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur early Tuesday, April 30. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which was of tectonic origin, hit 22 kilometers southeast of Lingig at 3:46 a.m. The depth of focus was 29 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)–Several aftershocks hit Surigao del Norte anew on Monday, April 29. Based on data from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the aftershocks, which range from the 1.4 to 3.7 magnitudes, number at 14. They took place from 12:34 a.m. to 5:25 a.m., and were aftershocks of the 5.5-magnitude quake that struck the province on April 26. No damage to property was expected.
(Eagle News)—Several aftershocks struck Surigao del Norte on Sunday, April 28. Based on data provided by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, those with at least a magnitude of 3.0 took place from 12:52 a.m. to 8:41 a.m. The highest magnitude of the quake that struck in that period was 4. PHIVOLCS said the quakes were aftershocks of the 5.5-magnitude earthquake that hit Surigao del Norte on April 26. No damage to property was […]
(Eagle News)—The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines hoisted a yellow alert over Luzon grid on Saturday, April 27. The NGCP said the alert, which means reserves dropped down to required levels, was effective from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Available capacity was pegged at 10638 megawatts, while peak demand was at 9989 MW. The NGCP said the Department of Energy would explain the cause for the alert […]
(Eagle News)–The number of people who went missing when a Chuzon supermarket in Porac, Pampanga collapsed after an earthquake is now down to five. In an interview over GMA’s dzbb on Saturday, April 27, Edgar Posadas, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management spokesperson, said this was after nine of the 14 initially reported missing were found to be safe and in their homes. Authorities have reported several killed after the supermarket collapsed following the 6.1-magnitude […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Saturday, April 27. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 65 kilometers southeast of General Luna at 7:10 a.m. The quake, which was of tectonic origin, had a depth of focus of 7 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake hit Leyte on Friday, April 26. The quake struck 7 kilometers northeast of Albuera at 10:44 a.m., the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The depth of focus of the quake, which was of tectonic origin, was 2 kilometers. An Intensity III was reported in Ormoc. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
