‘Ash fall is prelude to big event’—Phivolcs
By Jamie Marie Elona
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the ash fall in Mt. Mayon earlier Tuesday is considered as sign for a “big event.”
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the ash fall in Mt. Mayon earlier Tuesday is considered as sign for a “big event.”
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Kidapawan City in North Cotabato at 5:51 p.m. Wednesday. There was no immediate report of injuries or damage to properties, according to Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported no threat of a tsunami from the magnitude 6.6 earthquake that shook the Solomon Islands on Sunday morning.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake rattled Aurora province Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
A powerful magnitude-6.2 earthquake rocked parts of Mindanao past noon Saturday triggering panic but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
Residents of Masbate province felt an earthquake early Saturday evening, the Philippine National Police in the island province said.
Roughly P500,000-worth of properties went up in smoke when fire struck a portion of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology office in Quezon City Thursday, a city fire officer said.
Three “moderate” earthquakes rocked Davao del Sur Monday morning but these were only slightly felt in the province, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has recorded 271 aftershocks in Visayas and Mindanao following the magnitude 7.6 temblor that shook Eastern Samar on Friday night.
The earthquake that struck off the east coast of the Philippines on Friday night packed energy “equivalent to 32 Hiroshima atomic bombs,” but a combination of factors spared the Filipinos destruction from a catastrophe, scientists said on Saturday.
A moderately strong earthquake shook several areas of southern Mindanao before noon on Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
Malacañang on Monday urged people affected by the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck the Negros island to remain calm and cooperate with government agencies in watching out for a tsunami.
A 4.0 magnitude earthquake hit Bontoc in Mountain Province Monday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
