Latest in PHIVOLCSThirty-six years ago today, the ground beneath northern and central Luzon shook with a violence Filipinos of that generation have never forgotten. At exactly 4:26 in the afternoon of July 16, 1990, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck—the strongest and most destructive to hit the Philippines in two…
The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Southern and Central Mindanao on June 8 originated from the Cotabato Trench, one of six active underwater trenches surrounding the Philippines, all of which are capable of generating earthquakes of magnitude 8 and above, the director of the Philippine…
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) is urging all Filipinos to participate in a nationwide earthquake drill scheduled on June 18, with its director emphasizing that the exercise is most effective when paired with structurally sound buildings and a genuine culture of…
Earthquake drills and the duck-cover-hold protocol are not enough to save lives if the buildings people are inside are not structurally sound, the director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) warned Saturday, saying strict compliance of the National Building Code…
No technology currently exists that can predict the exact date, time, or location of an earthquake, the director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said Saturday, stressing that preparedness—not prediction—remains the only reliable defense against seismic…
The number of aftershocks recorded following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Southern and Central Mindanao on June 8 has reached 4,554 as of 7:00 AM Saturday, with daily counts showing a gradual decline, the director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)…
More than 199,000 residents in Albay were affected after Mayon Volcano unleashed thick ashfall on Saturday, May 2, with farmers bearing the brunt of the disaster as crops were destroyed and livestock killed across the province. In Camalig, vegetables wilted under the weight of the ash while cattle…
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