Situation Report # 2 25 April 2019, 3:00PM CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY At around 5:11 PM on April 22, 2019, an #earthquake of tectonic origin struck Western Luzon, with its epicenter 2 kilometers from the town center of Castillejos, Zambales. Immediately after the quake, state agency Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported the quake as...
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Eastern Samar Earthquake 2019
Situation Report No. 1 25 April 2019, 7:00am Leyte Center for Development, Inc. (#LCDe) Background: On April 23, 2019 around 1:37 PM, a magnitude 6.5 #earthquake jolted the Island of Leyte and Samar. According to PHIVOLCS, the strongest shaking was registered at PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale (PEIS) VI (Very strong) in San Julian, #Eastern Samar;...
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M.6.1 Zambales Earthquake April 2019
Situation Report # 1 23 April 2019, 10:00pm CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY At around 5:11 PM on April 22, 2019, an #earthquake of tectonic origin struck Western Luzon, with its epicenter 2 kilometers from the town center of Castillejos, #Zambales. Immediately after the quake, state agency Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported the quake as...
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The effects of El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in the Cordillera Region
Situational Report April 17, 2019 Since September of 2018, the Philippine Atmospheric Geographical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has warned on a possible El Niño phenomenon which will be affecting the country. PAGASA’s latest update on March 22 states that the country is experiencing weak to moderate strength El Niño which has varying impacts at...