The Philippine Fault Zone is under Pressure
The Philippine Fault Zone (see map) is under pressure. In the last 27 hours 17 Earthquakes were recorded between Ambaguio and Bokod slightly east of Baguio. The pressure in the fault zone comes from the...
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Earthquakes 2012 in the Philippines
Last year we recorded 1324 earthquakes in the Philippines. 10 of these quakes were dangerous and at least one of them created big damages in Negros. We identified 3 hot spots where earthquake accumulate: 1. The...
500th Earthquake 2012 in the Philippines
This morning April 30, 2012 at 03:11:22 AM we recorded the 500th earthquake this year. The center of the earthquake was in northern Leyte 62 km north-west of Ormoc City. The depth of focus was ...
Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake in Dinagat
At 03:58:03 PM this afternoon our office was shaken by an earthquake. The center of the earthquake was on Dinagat Island near Surigao. PHIVOLCS expects damages in Dinagat and Surigao. Felt intensities reported to...
Already 333 Earthquakes since January 1st, 2012
The underground in the Philippines is moving. There are currently 4 regions that experience nearly daily earthquakes: Negros, Mindoro, Samar and Masbate. A magnitude-5.1 quake and a magnitude-5.3 aftershock jolted the Mindoro area last...
Strong Earthquake in Masbate
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake jolted the provinces of Masbate, Albay and Sorsogon this morning at 07:06 morning. The earthquake of tectonic origin was felt in Masbate with intensity VI, Intensity IV in Irosin, Sorsogon;...
The Earth is still shaking in Negros
The earth continues to shake around Tayasan and Guihulngan in Negros Oriental. Every day since the initial shock on February 6, 2012 we count up to 20 earthquakes. The magnitudes range from 1.9 up to 5.2....
The Earth continues to shake in Negros
The earth still shakes in Negros and the southern Visayas. Most of the aftershocks can be felt even in northern Mindanao (Camiguin). The latest aftershock happened this morning at 7:47 AM. The epicenter was...
A swarm of heavy Earthquakes shakes the Central Philippines
As reported earlier, a swarm of heavy earthquakes with magnitudes 6.9 hits the central Philippines today. The epicenters of the earthquakes are between Negros and Cebu islands. The aftershocks with magnitudes up to 6.2...
Again Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake in Negros (Philippines)
Since this morning the earth shakes between Negros and Cebu Island in the Philippines. Affter a heavy initial shock of magnitude 6.9 several earthquakes hit the southern Visayas. The latest earthquake happened just 15...
More strong Earthquakes in Negros
U R G E N T Just now at 06:11 PM we felt again a strong earthquake in Camiguin. We presume that its origins were again between Negros and Cebu. No damages so far...
Strong Aftershock in Negros
After the initial magnitude 6.9 earthquake a strong aftershock with magnitude 5.3 shook the southern Visayas again. At 12.20 PM the earth shook again near Tayasan in Negros Oriental. It was felt with Intensity...
Strong Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake between Negros and Cebu
A few minutes ago a strong earthquake shook us. The Quake happened at 11:46 AM this morning between Cebu and Negros. It had a magnitude of 6.9. We felt the quake with intensity IV...
Swarm of Earthquakes in Eastern Samar
A swarm of earthquakes shook Eastern Samar last night. The initial shock south east of San Policarpo had a magnitude of 5.9. It was followed by 8 after-shocks with magnitudes between 1.9 and 5.0. No damages were...
Strong earthquake in Samar
A strong earthquake of magnitude 5.9 shook Samar yestarday evening at 8:55 PM. The earthquake was felt with intensity V in the surrounding towns of Hernani, Salcedo, Borongan and Guiuan in eastern Samar. The quake...
Some Facts about Earthquakes in the Philippines in 2011
2011 the earth shook 814 times in the Philippines. We only count earthquakes whose origins were within the Philippines, although there could be felt some earthquakes from outside places. There are different elements that...
Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake hits the Philippines
An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 on the Richter scale hit off the island of Luzon, the Philippines at 01:57 UTC, 08:57 AM local time on Sunday, according to a bulletin released by the Hong...
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