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PHIVOLCS
CLARIFICATION ON ALLEGED 6.8 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE
14 MAY 2008
2:00 P.M.
The Philippine
Institute of Volcanology and Seismology would like to inform
the general public that the text message
currently circulating in the Philippines about a prediction
by a certain “US Geological Society” of a “magnitude
6.8 earthquake to hit Philippine Plates tonight”,
purportedly issued by the “Hawaii State Emergency
Preparedness Office” IS A HOAX. This hoax
started the day after the Magnitude 7.9 China earthquake of
May 12, 2008.
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NEWS:
PHIVOLCS-DOST CONDUCT TSUNAMI READY CAMPAIGNS IN THE CAVITE
COASTAL COMMUNITIES
The
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
(PHIVOLCS) – Department of Science and Technology (DOST),
together with the Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council
of Cavite Province and the Office of Civil Defense (OCD),
will assist Cavitenos to help them become resilient to
tsunami thru the conduct of Information, Education and
Communication (IEC) activities and tsunami drills. Residents
of Barangay Sta. Mercedes in Maragondon, Cavite had a
lecture session about tsunami and Community-Based Early
Warning System (CBEWS) on the evening of 8 March 2008.
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KANLAON VOLCANO RAISES ITS ALERT LEVEL STATUS
The seismic network at Kanlaon Volcano (10024.7’N, 12307.9’E) recorded a total of twenty-one (21) low frequency volcanic earthquakes (LFVQ)
during the past 24 hours. The significant increase in seismicity has been
observed for the past three days.
Due to the increasing number of recorded volcanic earthquakes, PHIVOLCS raises
Kanlaon Volcano’s alert status from Alert Level 0 to Alert Level 1.
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Advisory was issued last 9 February 2008.
(Click here for more details)
3rd NATIONWIDE SIMULTANEOUS EARTHQUAKE DRILL HELD
Three
thousand students of the Malabon National High School (MNHS) performed the
Duck, Cover and Hold procedure and vacated their school buildings to go to
their evacuation area during the earthquake drill simultaneously held nationwide
on 18 October 2007 at 9 in the morning. The demonstration drill at MNHS
was graced by national and local officials
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VOLCANO
ECOTOURISM
IN THE
PHILIPPINES
GETS
A START
One
hundred-thirty (130) participants attended the Volcano
Ecotourism Forum held in Philippine Institute of Volcanology
and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) Auditorium last September 21, 2007.
The forum was a coordinated project among Department of
Environment and Natural Resources-Protected Areas and Wildlife
Bureau (DENR-PAWB), Philippine-French Professionals
Association (PFPA), Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC),
Embassy of France in the
Philippines
, UBI
France, Department of Tourism (DOT) and PHIVOLCS.
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READY PROJECT CONDUCTS TSUNAMI DRILL AT SOUTHERN LEYTE
A Community-Based Early
Warning System for Tsunami was conducted at Barangay Pondol,
Hinunangan, Southern Leyte last January 21, 2008. The Pondol drill is one of the successful tsunami drills conducted
under the READY project, funded by AusAID through UNDP.
Photo gallery
Part I
Photo gallery
Part 2
READY Project to Help Prepare Bohol for Disasters
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
(PHIVOLCS) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST),
together with the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and
Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Mines and
Geosciences Bureau (MGB), National Mapping and Resource
Information Authority (NAMRIA), and Office of Civil Defense (OCD),
is spearheading a series of Information, Education and
Communication (IEC) campaigns in the Province of Bohol slated on
04-13 February 2008.
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BULUSAN
VOLCANO EXPLODES AT PREDAWN
04
October 2007
,
1:34
A.M.
local time
Two
episodes of ash explosions occurred at
Bulusan
Volcano
(12
46.2N, 124 03E) early today as recorded by the seismic
network. The explosions were not visually observed due
to thick clouds covering the volcanos summit. These events
were recorded as explosion type-earthquakes at
1:34
AM
and
1:39
AM
.
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For
the list of significant volcanic events for Bulusan
Volcano in 2006 to 2007, refer to Chronology
of Events.
PHIVOLCS-DOST
TO
CONDUCT
TSUNAMI
READY
CAMPAIGNS
IN
THE
VISAYAN
COMMUNITIES
The Philippine Institute
of Volcanology and Seismology
(PHIVOLCS) Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
focuses on Boholanos to help them
become resilient to tsunami thru the conduct of Information,
Education and Communication (IEC) activities. Residents of
Barangay Canmanico in
Valencia
,
Bohol
will have a short lecture
session about tsunami and Community-Based Early Warning System
(CBEWS) on
17 September 2007
before their tsunami drill
on 18 September.
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