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195 evacuees displaced by Kanlaon eruption head for home
Worldinquirer27d ago

195 evacuees displaced by Kanlaon eruption head for home

BACOLOD CITY–The 195 residents of Bago City and La Carlota City who evacuated following a two-minute moderate eruption at Kanlaon Volcano have decamped and returned to their homes. Kanlaon has remained relatively calm following Thursday’s eruption, Mari Andylene Quintia, a Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) volcanologist, said on Sunday,  Feb. 22. The volcano

Magnitude 5 earthquake hits Surigao del Sur
Worldinquirer10d ago

Magnitude 5 earthquake hits Surigao del Sur

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5 earthquake jolted Surigao del Sur on Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. According to Phivolcs, the earthquake occurred at exactly 8:06 a.m. The quake was located 40 kilometers north, 86° east of Marihatag town. It was tectonic in origin, with a depth of focus

3.2 magnitude quake strikes off Occidental Mindoro town
Scienceinquirer13d ago

3.2 magnitude quake strikes off Occidental Mindoro town

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck off Abra de Ilog town in Occidental Mindoro early Monday morning, according to state seismologists. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported the quake occurred at 5:59 a.m., with its epicenter 11 kilometers northwest of Abra de Ilog at a depth of 111

Phivolcs: Mayon Volcano emits flowing lava, volcanic ash
Scienceinquirer22d ago

Phivolcs: Mayon Volcano emits flowing lava, volcanic ash

MANILA, Philippines — Lava effusion with lava flow on three gullies and minor ash emissions that generated plume were observed from Mayon Volcano in the province of Albay, the state volcanology bureau said on Thursday. In its latest 24-hour observation summary, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that lava descended 3.8 kilometers

195 evacuees displaced by Kanlaon eruption head for home
Environmentinquirer27d ago

195 evacuees displaced by Kanlaon eruption head for home

BACOLOD CITY–The 195 residents of Bago City and La Carlota City who evacuated following a two-minute moderate eruption at Kanlaon Volcano have decamped and returned to their homes. Kanlaon has remained relatively calm following Thursday’s eruption, Mari Andylene Quintia, a Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) volcanologist, said on Sunday,  Feb. 22. The volcano

Mayon Volcano spews lava anew amid 65th day of minor eruptions
Environmentinquirer11d ago

Mayon Volcano spews lava anew amid 65th day of minor eruptions

MANILA, Philippines — Small bursts of lava and flowing molten rock were seen from Mayon Volcano in the province of Albay as it entered its 65th consecutive day of eruptions, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The two eruptions recorded Tuesday night and early Wednesday were small and short-lived, a type of

No damage reported after magnitude 5 quake jolts Calatagan, Batangas
Worldinquirer14d ago

No damage reported after magnitude 5 quake jolts Calatagan, Batangas

LUCENA CITY — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck the coastal town of Calatagan in Batangas province early Sunday, March 8, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the quake occurred at 12:04 a.m., with its epicenter located nine kilometers northeast of the municipality. The tremor, which was tectonic in origin,

Guimaras jolted by two quakes following Iloilo tremor 
Scienceinquirer19d ago

Guimaras jolted by two quakes following Iloilo tremor 

ILOILO  CITY— Two earthquakes struck parts of Guimaras on Monday evening, minutes after a stronger tremor was recorded off Guimbal, Iloilo, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In separate bulletins, Phivolcs reported that a magnitude 2.1 earthquake occurred at 6:34 p.m., located 13 kilometers south 70 degrees west of Nueva Valencia,

Mayon spews volcanic ash on Tuesday
Science25d ago

Mayon spews volcanic ash on Tuesday

MANILA, Philippines — Mayon Volcano has been seen emitting volcanic ash on Tuesday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In a Facebook post showing the timelapse of the ash emission, Phivolcs said the event happened around 1:05 p.m on Tuesday. It generated a grayish to brownish plume, rising 1,000 meters above