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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 13, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 12:44 AM

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Phivolcs warns of possible volcanic tsunami

Ted Aljibe, AFP
Updated as of Jan 13 11:29 AM

A youth living at the foot of Taal volcano rides an outrigger boat while the volcano spews ash as seen from Tanauan town in Batangas on Monday. Read more »

Indonesia mourns 15 years after Boxing Day tsunami

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 27 09:39 AM

On a grassy field in Aceh Besar district where at least 47,000 victims were laid to rest, family members and relatives prayed, scattered flower petals and comforted each other. Read more »

Trauma remains, as Indonesia mourns 15 years after Boxing Day tsunami

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 26 08:02 PM

Almost 170,000 were killed in Aceh alone when a 9.1 magnitude undersea quake struck the province on Dec. 26, 2004, triggering massive tsunami waves. Read more »

Aceh tsunami survivor hopes next generation will learn lessons

Heru Asprihanto, Reuters
Posted at Dec 21 10:44 AM

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Armilla Yanti was returning from her regular Sunday trip to the market in this Indonesian city when a towering tsunami wave crashed ashore. She and her parents survived, but her two sisters were killed on that fateful day on Dec. 26, 2004.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 14, 2019

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Posted at Nov 14 11:39 PM

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Doctors not exempted

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 11:39 AM

The staff of the Quezon City General Hospital conducts a simulated earthquake drill and disaster response preparedness actions coinciding with the 4th Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 6, 2019

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Posted at Nov 07 01:39 AM

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Siargao holds tsunami drill

Peter Blaza, Reuters
Posted at Nov 06 09:51 AM

Students cover their heads while walking to a nearby hill during an earthquake and tsunami drill at General Luna town in Siargao Island on Tuesday.  Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga dapat gawin sakaling magkaroon ng tsunami

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 08:54 PM

Ibinahagi ng Phivolcs ang ilang dapat tandaan sakaling may banta ng tsunami sa bansa.  Read more »

Tsunami app, drills kasado na para sa World Tsunami Awareness Day

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 02 02:40 PM

MAYNILA - Nakatakdang maglungsad ng bagong web application ang Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) na makatutulong sa mga lokal na pamahalaan sa kanilang kahandaan para sa tsunami. Read more »

No tsunami, magnitude 8 quake: Phivolcs dispels fake news following Mindanao temblors

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 31 05:45 PM

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned the public on Thursday against spreading fake news about the recent series of earthquakes in Mindanao. Read more »

Mindanao safe from tsunami after 3rd powerful quake in a month; aftershocks loom

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 12:32 PM

A third powerful earthquake that jolted Mindanao this month will not spawn a tsunami, the state seismology office said Thursday, as it warned the public to expect aftershocks.  Read more »

Phivolcs quells tsunami worries after Mindanao quake

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 12:19 PM

The 6.6-magnitude quake that hit parts of Mindanao, Tuesday is not expected to generate tsunamis, the country's chief seismologist said hours after the temblor. Read more »

Babaeng nagpakalat ng ‘fake news’ ukol sa lindol, may warning sa awtoridad

Claire Cornelio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 09:57 PM

Humingi na ng tawad ang isang 17-anyos na babaeng taga-Davao City na nagpakalat ng maling impormasyon sa social media ukol sa lindol. Read more »

Magnitude 7.2 quake strikes off coast of Chile; no tsunami threat

Reuters
Posted at Sep 30 01:05 AM

A shallow earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck off Chile's coast on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. Read more »

A year after Indonesia's quake-tsunami, survivors struggle to rebuild lives

Beh Lih Yi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Sep 28 10:25 AM

KUALA LUMPUR - Tens of thousands of Indonesians are struggling to rebuild their lives a year after a powerful earthquake and tsunami caused widespread devastation, with many still homeless and schools unable to reopen, aid groups said on Saturday.  Read more »

Tsunami warning after strong quake off Indonesia's Sumatra, Java

Reuters
Posted at Aug 02 08:58 PM

Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency said on its Twitter feed that residents on the Banten coast should "immediately evacuate to higher ground". Read more »

Phivolcs: Batanes quake not expected to trigger tsunami

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 27 11:44 AM

The series of quakes that hit Batanes early Saturday morning is not expected to generate tsunamis around the northern islands, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) Director Renato Solidum said. Read more »

Indonesia lifts tsunami warning after weekend quake, no damage reported

Reuters
Posted at Jul 08 10:54 AM

JAKARTA - There were no reports on Monday of major damage in Indonesia from a weekend earthquake of magnitude 6.9 off the northeastern coast of the island of Sulawesi, and authorities lifted a tsunami warning. Read more »