List of Earthquakes in the Philippines Today (May 8, 2019)
EARTHQUAKES – Here is a list of the quakes that the different areas in the Philippines today, May 8, 2019.
The Philippines is one of the countries that is usually rocked by an earthquake. It is because the country lies along the Pacific Ring of Fire thus frequent shaking are experienced when major tectonic plates meet.
Every day, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) records not less than ten(10) quakes. In fact, ten(10) is already a very small number when compared to the records.
There are days when there are several earthquakes in the Philippines but with low magnitude or intensity. Some days, there are strong ones which are followed by a lot of aftershocks.
For today, May 8, 2019, the list of earthquakes that hit the Philippines is quite long. Here are the quakes that hit the different parts of the country today based on the records of Phivolcs:
12:05 AM
Location: Paluan (Occidental Mindoro)
Magnitude: 1.5
12:07 AM
Location: Calayan (Cagayan)
Magnitude: 2.6
12:12 AM
Location: Rizal (Occidental Mindoro)
Magnitude: 2.3
12:15 AM
Location: Sipalay (Negros Occidental)
Magnitude: 3.5
12:31 AM
Location: Sipalay (Negros Occidental)
Magnitude: 2.1
02:01 AM
Location: Marihatag (Surigao Del Sur)
Magnitude: 4.3
02:03 AM
Location: General Luna (Surigao Del Norte)
Magnitude: 2.8
02:09 AM
Location: Rizal (Occidental Mindoro)
Magnitude: 2.4
02:11 AM
Location: General Luna (Surigao Del Norte)
Magnitude: 2.8
02:20 AM
Location: Marihatag (Surigao Del Sur)
Magnitude: 2.6
03:17 AM
Location: General Luna (Surigao Del Norte)
Magnitude: 2.1
04:42 AM
Location: General Luna (Surigao Del Norte)
Magnitude: 2.2
05:39 AM
Location: General Luna (Surigao Del Norte)
Magnitude: 3.7
05:51 AM
Location: General Luna (Surigao Del Norte)
Magnitude: 2.7
06:23 AM
Location: Socorro (Surigao Del Norte)
Magnitude: 2.0
06:47 AM
Location: Marihatag (Surigao Del Sur)
Magnitude: 2.8
07:08 AM
Location: General Luna (Surigao Del Norte)
Magnitude: 1.8
07:09 AM
Location: General Luna (Surigao Del Norte)
Magnitude: 2.5
07:51 AM
Location: Sipalay (Negros Occidental)
Magnitude: 1.9
08:20 AM
Location: General Luna (Surigao Del Norte)
Magnitude: 2.3
09:07 AM
Location: Rizal (Occidental Mindoro)
Magnitude: 2.4
09:21 AM
Location: Governor Generoso (Davao Oriental)
Magnitude: 3.0
10:43 AM
Location: Santiago (Agusan Del Norte)
Magnitude: 2.0
11:00 AM
Location: San Julian (Eastern Samar)
Magnitude: 4.7
11:08 AM
Location: San Julian (Eastern Samar)
Magnitude: 3.0
01:10 PM
Location: Del Carmen (Surigao Del Norte)
Magnitude: 1.9
01:34 PM
Location: Marihatag (Surigao Del Sur)
Magnitude: 4.3
01:38 PM
Location: Marihatag (Surigao Del Sur)
Magnitude: 2.9
01:42 PM
Location: Marihatag (Surigao Del Sur)
Magnitude: 3.4
Data from Phivolcs
