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(Eagle News) — A 4.9-magnitude quake struck Ilocos Sur on Thursday. The earthquake struck 43 kilometers northwest of Santa Catalina at 3:06 p.m. Depth of focus was at 25 kilometers. The earthquake was felt at Intensity III in Vigan, and at Intensity V in Sinait, both in Ilocos Sur. An Intensity III was felt in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte. No aftershocks are expected.
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Eastern Samar on Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The quake struck 39 kilometers southwest of Guiuan at 11 a.m. No aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Dinagat on Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. Phivolcs said the quake hit 11 kilometers southwest of San Jose at 9:13 p.m. Depth of focus was pegged at 28 kilometers. The quake was felt strongly in Surigao City, with intensity pegged at V.
(Eagle News) — A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck Cagayan on Wednesday, the Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology said. The earthquake hit 37 kilometers northwest of Calayan at 6:08 a.m. Depth of focus was at nine kilometers. An intensity II was felt in Laoag; in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte; and in Sinait, Ilocos Sur. Phivolcs said aftershocks are expected.
(Eagle News) – A magnitude 5.1 quake shook Albuera, Leyte, with a depth of only five kilometers and with its epicenter five kilometers northeast of this Leyte town. The strong shallow quake occurred at 6:26 a.m. on Wednesday, August 23, and was felt at intensity 5 in Ormoc City and in Albuera. Leyte; at intensity 4 in Pastrana, Leyte; and at intensity 3 in Tacloban City and Palo, Leyte. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology […]
A magnitude 6.3 quake struck Batangas, about 1:30 pm Friday, August 11, which was also felt in parts of Luzon, including Mindoro and Metro Manila, sending many people out to the streets. The quake’s epicenter was located at 16 kilometers southwest of Nasugbu, Batangas and had a depth of 160 kilometers, according to PHIVOLCS. The quake was felt at intensity four in Calapan, Mindoro; Subic, Zambales; Rosario, Cavite; Manila; and Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro. It […]
(Eagle News) – Earthquakes hit Rizal twice on August 8, Tuesday, past midnight. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), a 3.9-magnitude quake struck at 12:31 a.m., four kilometers southeast of Pililla. Minutes later, another earthquake, this time a 4-magnitude one, struck the province at 1:28 a.m. The epicenter was located five kilometers southwest of Pililla town at a depth of five kilometers. The quakes were felt in nearby San Mateo, Montalban, […]
(Eagle News) – A magnitude 5.9 quake shook Sarangani province, Saturday morning with the epicenter located eight kilometers northwest of Malapatan town and was felt at nearby cities of General Santos, Digos and Davao. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake struck at 8:30 a.m., on Saturday, August 5. It was located at a depth of 74 kilometers. Phivolcs said they expect aftershocks to happen. The quake was felt at […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Friday. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake took place 232 kilometers south, 34° east of Sarangani at 4:56 a.m. Depth of focus was at 34 kilometers. There were no aftershocks reported.
ANINI-Y, Antique (Eagle News) – A magnitude-4.4 earthquake shook Antique on Wednesday morning, July 26. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the center of the quake was recorded at 37 kilometers southeast of Anini-y, Antique. It is tectonic in origin and has a depth of eight kilometers. Intensity 2 was recorded in San Jose de Buenavista, the capital of Antique. The quake was also felt in Iloilo.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) clarified that residents living in coastal areas need not worry about tsunamis that could be caused by the magnitude-6.8 earthquake that hit New Zealand. According to PHIVOLCS, the Philippines was too faraway to be affected, if any. The monitoring agency also asked the public to refrain from spreading unverified news about tsunamis as these may cause panic. A magnitude-6.6 quake hit […]
(Eagle News) — A strong magnitude 6.5 quake shook Leyte at 4:03 p.m. Thursday, July 6, with the epicenter located eight kilometers southwest of Jaro town in Leyte, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). It was felt at intensity 5 in Tacloban City and Palo City in Leyte; at intensity 4 in Tolosa, Leyte, Sagay City in Negros Occidental, and Burgos in Surigao del Norte; and at intensity 3 in […]
