Magnitude 4.5 quake shakes Davao Occidental

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 06:05:49 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – A magnitude 4.5 earthquake shook Davao Occidental on Tuesday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs reported in its updated earthquake bulletin that the temblor struck  56 kilometers (km) southeast of Sarangani, Davao Occidental, at 1:26 p.m. The quake had a depth of 112 km and was tectonic […]

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4.6 magnitude quake rocks  Surigao del Norte

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 06:44:29 +0000

 MANILA, Philippines – Surigao del Norte was rocked by a magnitude 4.6 earthquake on Monday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. Philvolcs said the earthquake was struck 37 kilometers  southeast of the town of General Luna at 2:06 p.m. The quake was of tectonic origin and had a depth of 11 […]

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Beware of mudflows, Mayon villages warned

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 21:39:22 +0000

Beware of mudflows, Mayon villages warned

The huge volume of volcanic sediments left on the slopes of Mt. Mayon following its eruption last year could be mobilized once moderate to heavy rain pour over Albay province, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

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Phivolcs records 5.0-magnitude earthquake off Cagayan

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 09:33:45 +0000

Phivolcs records 5.0-magnitude earthquake off Cagayan

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck off the coast of Cagayan on Thursday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

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Lahar advisory raised over Mt. Bulusan

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 05:49:22 +0000

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has advised communities living around Bulusan volcano to be vigilant and ready as rains brought by Tropical Depression “Amang” could trigger lahar flow and flash floods.

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