(Eagle News) — A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Sarangani early Friday, Feb. 26. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 1:45 a.m. It had its epicenter 27 kilometers southeast of Glan. It had a depth of 18 kilometers. The following instrumental intensity was reported: Instrumental Intensity: Intensity I – General Santos City; Alabel and Kiamba, Sarangani No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
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4.8-magnitude earthquake hits Davao del Sur
(Eagle News) — A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao del Sur on Sunday, Feb. 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 7:28 a.m., had its epicenter six kilometers northwest of Magsaysay. It had a depth of 20 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Reported Intensities: Intensity IV – Makilala, Cotabato Intensity III – Kiblawan, Davao Del Sur; Davao City; Kidapawan City and Tulunan, Cotabato; Columbio, […]
4.9-magnitude quake jolts Davao Occidental
(Eagle News) — A 4.9-magnitude earthquake hit Davao Occidental on Monday, December 28. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 6:13 a.m., had its epicenter 269 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. It had a depth of 57 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
4.0-magnitude quake hits Davao Occidental
(Eagle News) — A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Tuesday, December 22. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 9:19 a.m., had its epicenter 32 kilometers southwest of Sarangani. PHIVOLCS said it was an aftershock of the 6.2-magnitude earthquake that hit the area on December 16. Tuesday’s quake had a depth of 30 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Intensity II – General Santos City; Intensity I […]
3.6-magnitude quake hits N. Samar early Friday
(Eagle News) — A 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Northern Samar on Friday, Nov. 27. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 4:24 a.m., had its epicenter 18 kilometers northeast of Catarman. It had a depth of 17 kilometers, and was tectonic in origin. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
PHIVOLCS: 7 rockfall events, sulfur dioxide emission monitored at Mayon but no magmatic eruption imminent
(Eagle News)–Seven rockfall events were monitored at Mayon in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said also monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1, was sulfur dioxide emission. PHIVOLCS said the emission was last measured at 436 tons–or below baseline average— on October 29. An inflation of the lower to middle slopes since July 201, “non-steady” inflation from late 2019 to mid-2020 and short-term deflation of the middle slopes […]
3.5-magnitude quake hits Surigao del Sur early Saturday
(Eagle News)–A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur early Saturday, Nov. 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 1:36 a.m., had its epicenter 42 kilometers southeast of Bayabas. It had a depth of 15 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
5.1-magnitude quake hits Surigao del Norte early Thursday
(Eagle News)–A 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit Surigao del Norte early Thursday, Nov. 5. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck at 2:27 a.m. Its epicenter was 10 kilometers southeast of Burgos. PHIVOLCS said the earthquake had a depth of 28 kilometers, and was tectonic in origin. Instrumental intensity II was recorded in Surigao City. No damage to property was reported but aftershocks were expected.
4.8-magnitude quake strikes off Davao Occidental early Friday
(Eagle News)–A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Friday, Oct. 23. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 4:10 a.m., had its epicenter 47 kilometers southeast of Don Marcelino. It had a depth of 139 kilometers and was tectonic in origin. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
5.1-magnitude quake strikes off Surigao del Sur
(Eagle News)–A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur on Thursday, Sept. 24. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 6:19 a.m., was an aftershock of the 5.7-magnitude earthquake that hit Bayabas on Sept. 21. The 5.1-magnitude quake had its epicenter 99 kilometers northeast of Bayabas. It had a depth of 24 kilometers. No damage to property was expected, but aftershocks were.
5.1-magnitude earthquake jolts Cagayan
(Eagle News)–A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Cagayan on Thursday, Aug. 13. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 6:32 a.m., had its epicenter 73 kilometers northwest of Calayan. It was of tectonic origin, and had a depth of 40 kilometers. Damage to property was not expected but aftershocks were.
5.5-magnitude quake strikes off Batanes
(Eagle News)–A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Batanes on Thursday, Aug. 13. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 6:32 a.m., had its epicenter 49 kilometers southwest of Sabtang. The earthquake was of tectonic origin, and had a depth of 14 kilometers. No damage to property was expected but aftershocks were.





