Provincial News

4.3-magnitude earthquake strikes off Catanduanes early Monday

(Eagle News)–A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Catanduanes early Monday, Feb. 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 5:30 a.m. The epicenter was 72 kilometers northeast of Gigmoto. The depth of focus was 25 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.

4.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Davao Occidental early Sunday

(Eagle News)–A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Sunday, Feb. 11. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 1:03 a.m. The epicenter was 38 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos. The depth of focus was 101 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.

5.9-magnitude quake hits Agusan del Sur

(Eagle News)–A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Agusan del Sur on Saturday, Feb. 10. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 11:22 a.m. The epicenter was two kilometers southwest of Esperanza. The depth of focus was 27 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensities: Intensity II – City of Kidapawan, Cotabato Intensity I – Arakan and Kabacan, Cotabato Instrumental Intensities: Intensity IV – City of Cagayan de Oro Intensity […]

4.3-magnitude earthquake strikes off Davao Occidental

(Eagle News)–A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Thursday, Feb. 8. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 303 kilometers southeast of Balut Island at 5:50 a.m. The depth of focus was 54 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.

11 injured after landslide buries two buses in Philippines

At least 11 people were injured when a rain-induced landslide buried two buses picking up workers from a gold mine in the southern Philippines, officials said. The incident took place Tuesday evening in Maco municipality in the mountainous province of Davao de Oro, on the country’s second-largest island of Mindanao, following days of heavy rain. Eleven people were injured, with one in critical condition, the municipal disaster agency said Wednesday on Facebook. It did not […]

4.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off Surigao del Sur

(Eagle News)–A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur on Wednesday, Feb. 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 75 kilometers northeast of Lingig at 8:09 a.m. The depth of focus was one kilometer. The following intensity was reported: Intensity I – City of Bislig, Surigao del Sur No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.

4.2-magnitude earthquake hits Davao Oriental

(Eagle News)–A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental early Sunday, Feb. 4. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 2:43 a.m. The epicenter was 17 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso. The depth of focus was 28 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.

4.0-magnitude quake hits Surigao del Sur early Saturday

(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur early Saturday, Feb. 3. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 4:19 a.m. The epicenter was 57 kilometers northeast of Lingig. The depth of focus was four kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.

4.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off Occidental Mindoro early Thursday

(Eagle News)–A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Occidental Mindoro early Thursday, Feb. 1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 4:46 a.m. The epicenter was 13 kilometers northwest of Abra de Ilog. The depth of focus was 11 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Intensity IV – Abra de Ilog and Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro Intensity III – City of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro Intensity II – City of Tagaytay, Cavite Intensity […]

4.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off Davao Occidental early Sunday

(Eagle News)–A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Sunday, Jan. 28. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 2:29 a.m. The epicenter was 107 kilometers southeast of Balut Island. The depth of focus was 165 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.

4.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off Surigao del Sur early Saturday

(Eagle News)–A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur early Saturday, Jan. 27. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, an aftershock of the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that shook the province on December 2, 2023, hit at 5:58 a.m. The epicenter was 128 kilometers northeast of Hinatuan. The depth of focus was 29 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.