Eight people were killed and dozens injured when a series of earthquakes struck Batanes province, damaging a church, school and hospital. Authorities said some of the dead, including two babies under a year old, were crushed by the walls of their own homes. Many people were still asleep when the first quake — magnitude 5.4… Full Story »
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Swaying buildings evacuated amid 6.1 magnitude Luzon earthquake
Thousands of people evacuated swaying buildings as a powerful earthquake struck near Manila today (Monday, April 22). The magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck at 5.11pm at a depth of 30km with an epicentre 65km northwest of the nation’s capital. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) had earlier pegged the quake at magnitude 5.7 before… Full Story »
Magnitude six earthquake hits the southern Philippines
A magnitude six earthquake has shaken Lanao Del Sur, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has announced. The quake struck the municipality of Balindong in Lanao Del Sur at 3.55pm today (Sunday, November 4). According to a bulletin posted on its website, Phivolcs said the quake was one kilometre northwest of the town… Full Story »
Earthquakes shake Mindanao amid regional spike in seismic activity
Two earthquakes have shaken the Compostela Valley and Davao Occidental over the weekend amid a regional spike in seismic activity. A magnitude five earthquake was felt at 8.28am today (Sunday, August 19) across Compostela Valley province. Based on the bulletin of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the epicentre of the quake was… Full Story »
‘Big one’ quake warning marks 50 years since Manila tower tragedy
The chief seismologist of the Philippines has warned that not enough is being done to prepare for a possible ‘big one’ earthquake. Renato Solidum, head of the the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), spoke out to mark the 50th anniversary of the 7.3-magnitude quake that unleashed death and destruction on Manila in 1968.… Full Story »
