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(Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has lowered the alert status of Mt. Pinatubo to “normal.” PHIVOLCS said this was following “a continued decline in earthquake activity and a return to baseline seismic parameters” in the volcano since July 1. According to PHIVOLCS, 104 volcanic earthquakes with magnitudes of ML0.8 to ML1.3 were recorded from July 1 to August 11. This represents an average of two to three events per day […]
Instrumental intensities reported as far as Leyte; no tsunami threat from quake (Eagle News) – A strong magnitude 7.3 quake rocked waters off the coast of Davao Oriental province at 1:46 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 12, PHIVOLCS said. In a bulletin, PHIVOLCS said the strong tectonic quake, with its epicenter 67 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso town, had a depth of focus of 69 kilometers. Its epicenter was in waters off the coast of […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Sultan Kudarat early Saturday, Aug. 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 12:08 a.m. It had its epicenter 192 kilometers southwest of Palimbang. The depth of focus was 622 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Thursday, Aug. 5. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 176 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos. The depth of focus was 120 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Norte on Wednesday, Aug. 4. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck at 6:17 a.m. It had its epicenter 71 kilometers northeast of Burgos. The quake had a depth of focus of 20 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Saturday, July 31. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck at 1:52 a.m. It had its epicenter 304 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. The depth of focus was 191 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has downgraded Mayon’s alert status to “normal” following a “continued decline in all monitoring parameters.” PHIVOLCS said, for instance, the frequency of volcanic earthquakes has declined to baseline levels (0-5 events/day) for the last six months. Data from Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and campaign Electronic Distance Measurement (EDM) and Precise Leveling (PL) also showed a “slight and decreasing rate of inflation of the Mayon edifice […]
(Eagle News) — A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro on Wednesday, July 28. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake struck at 7:12 a.m. It had its epicenter 18 kilometers northeast of Paluan. The depth of focus was one kilometer. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Intensity I- Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro; Calatagan, Batangas and Tagaytay City, Cavite No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Eastern Samar early Monday, July 26. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has said the earthquake hit at 5:13 a.m. It had its epicenter 55 kilometers southeast of Guiuan. The depth of focus was 15 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News)–A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Ilocos Sur on Sunday, July 25. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 3:44 p.m. It had its epicenter 58 kilometers northwest of Candon. The depth of focus was 17 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Intensity II- Vigan City Intensity I-Sinait, Ilocos Sur; Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
Quake followed by 5.1-magnitude aftershock, PHIVOLCS says (Eagle News) — A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck Batangas early Saturday, July 24. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology earlier reported the earthquake was a magnitude 6.7 It said the quake hit at 4:49 a.m. and had its epicenter 16 kilometers southwest of Calatagan. It was felt in parts of the country, including in parts of Metro Manila. Intensity V was felt in the following areas: Calapan City […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Wednesday, July 21. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 4:26 a.m. It had its epicenter 93 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos. The depth of focus was nine kilometers. The following instrumental intensities, meanwhile, were reported: Intensity II – General Santos City; Kiamba, Sarangani No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
