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PASUQUIN, Ilocos Norte (Eagle News) – A 3.2-magnitude earthquake jolted the town of Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte on Wednesday. The quake was recorded at 9:43 a.m., 32 kilometers north of Pasuquin. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the earthquake has a depth of 27 kilometers and is of tectonic origin. There were no expected aftershocks. https://youtu.be/RMbilqPFosI
(Eagle News) — A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro on Saturday afternoon. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake jolted the province at 1:54 p.m., minutes after another of a 4.5 magnitude shook Davao Occidental. Depth of focus of the second earthquake was pegged at 28 kilometers. There were no reported casualties.
(Eagle News) — A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur, on Friday, June 16. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake–with a depth of focus pegged at six kilometers– hit Bislig at 9:44 a.m. The earthquake was felt at Intensity IV in Bislig City, and Intensity III in Hinatuan. No damage nor aftershocks are expected, Phivolcs said.
WAO, Lanao del Sur (Eagle News) -Niyanig ng magnitude 4.2 na lindol ang bayan ng Wao sa Lanao del Sur bandang 1:02 ng madaling araw, Mayo 26. Naitala ng Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) ang sentro ng pagyanig sa layong sampung kilometro sa Timog Silangan ng nasabing bayan. Tectonic din ang pinagmulan ng nasabing pagyanig. Dahil sa nangyaring lindol ay naramdaman ang intensity 4 sa Wao, intensity 3 naman sa Malaybalay at Valencia City, Bukidnon. Samantala, naramdaman […]
(Eagle News) — A 2.5-magnitude earthquake struck Maguindanao on Friday morning. This was hours after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted San Marcelino, Zambales. The quake on Thursday night was felt in nearby Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, and even in parts of Metro Manila, among others. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Friday’s earthquake in the southern part of the country took place at 7:15 a.m. Depth of focus was at nine kilometers. There was […]
(Eagle News) — A magnitude 7.2 quake shook Sarangani in Davao Occidental, with its epicenter located at sea 53 kilometers southwest of Sarangani province at 4:23 a.m. Saturday, April 29. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), the quake had a depth of 57 kilometers, and was felt at various intensities in nearby areas as listed below: Intensity 5 – General Santos City; Koronadal City; Santa Maria, Jose Abad Santos, Don Marcelino, Balot Island, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has announced plans to conduct a third metrowide quake drill this July. According to the MMDA, the “Metro Manila ShakeDrill” will be held for five consecutive days, from July 14 to 18. Aside from Metro Manila, other nearby provinces such as Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite and Laguna will participate. “Yung preparedness must go down already to the community level. Pag nangyari ang isang sakuna, hahanapin […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) –A seismologist clarified that the high temperatures being experienced by the country are not connected with the series of earthquakes that hit Batangas, and parts of Visayas and Mindanao recently. Ishmael Narag of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said that any surface activity would not reach down and affect the depth from which earthquakes originate. After the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) declared the […]
(Eagle News) — A magnitude-6.0 quake shook Lanao del Sur early Wednesday morning (April 12) at 5:21 a.m. and was felt in Davao, Cagayan de Oro, Cotabato, Gingoog City, and Misamis Oriental. The quake’s location was recorded 87 kilometers west of Wao, Lanao del Sur. It was shallow, with only a depth of a kilometer. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said that the quake was felt at intensity 4 in Davao City, Cagayan de […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – A magnitude-5.4 earthquake jolted Northern Samar on Monday, April 10, two days after the “earthquake swarm” in Batangas. The quake was felt at 8:43 in the morning. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), the earthquake epicenter was 74 kilometers northeast of Northern Samar, and has a depth of 17 kilometers. An intensity three undersea quake was also recorded in the area. Intensity two was felt in Catarmar, Northern Samar; Cabid-an and […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has already recorded more than 1,000 aftershocks since Tuesday’s (April 4) magnitude 5.5 earthquake that first rocked Batangas last week. According to PHIVOLCS Director Renato Solidum, these recorded quakes include the four quakes that hit Batangas last Saturday, April 8, the strongest of which was the magnitude 6.0 quake that struck 3:09 p.m. Solidum explained that such quakes are what they called ‘earthquake swarm’ […]
