Where to check typhoon and earthquake updates
This page does not carry live data. For a storm, go to the PAGASA Tropical Cyclone Bulletin. For an earthquake, go to PHIVOLCS Latest Earthquake Information. Both are updated by the agencies themselves.
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Written for the Philippines. Kung may bagyo o lindol ngayon, PAGASA at PHIVOLCS ang tingnan. Sa emergency, 911.
PAGASA
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
Typhoons (bagyo), wind signals, rainfall warnings, thunderstorms, the daily forecast.
- Tropical Cyclone Bulletin
The official bulletin for a storm inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility: its position, track, and which provinces are under which wind signal. When there is no storm it says so.
- Tropical Cyclone Advisory
For a storm outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility but inside the wider advisory area, which PAGASA watches before it enters.
- TC Threat Potential Forecast
The two-week outlook for a storm forming. PAGASA calls it guidance only, and says to use the bulletins once a storm exists.
- Weather Advisory
The heavy rainfall outlook. Storm bulletins point here for how much rain to expect.
- Daily weather forecast
The forecast for the whole country, with the weather systems affecting it today.
- PANaHON weather stations
Near real-time rain, wind and temperature readings from PAGASA stations around the country.
PAGASA on Facebook PAGASA on X
Source: PAGASA, pagasa.dost.gov.ph, home page and its links to the bulletin, forecast and social accounts. Read 8 October 2026.
PHIVOLCS
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
Earthquakes (lindol), tsunamis and volcanoes.
- Latest earthquake information
PHIVOLCS bulletins for the latest earthquakes, located with data from the Philippine Seismic Network, newest first, in Philippine time. Rows in blue have reported intensities; open one for its bulletin.
- Tsunami information
An advisory for each large earthquake, saying whether there is a tsunami threat to the Philippines and what to do.
- Volcano bulletins
The current alert level of each monitored volcano and the latest bulletins, in English and Filipino. The older volcano bulletin page on the main site stopped updating in July 2025.
PHIVOLCS on Facebook PHIVOLCS on X
Source: PHIVOLCS, phivolcs.dost.gov.ph, home page and its links to the earthquake, tsunami and volcano pages. Read 8 October 2026.
NDRRMC
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, with the Office of Civil Defense
The national response: evacuations, affected areas, damage and relief.
- Situational reports
A running report for each storm and major earthquake: affected families, evacuation centres, roads, power and damage.
- NDRRMC home page
The latest reports and advisories in one list.
NDRRMC on Facebook Office of Civil Defense on Facebook
Source: NDRRMC, ndrrmc.gov.ph and its Situational Reports index. Read 8 October 2026.
How to read a PAGASA wind signal
The bulletin lists provinces under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals 1 to 5. The number is the wind expected over your province, and the lead time is how long before it arrives. A higher number means stronger wind and less time.
| Signal | Wind | Arrives within | PAGASA's threat level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 to 61 km/h | 36 hours | Minimal to minor threat to life and property |
| 2 | 62 to 88 km/h | 24 hours | Minor to moderate threat to life and property |
| 3 | 89 to 117 km/h | 18 hours | Moderate to significant threat to life and property |
| 4 | 118 to 184 km/h | 12 hours | Significant to severe threat to life and property |
| 5 | 185 km/h or higher | 12 hours | Extreme threat to life and property |
Two things PAGASA states that are easy to miss. Wind on high ground and by the sea can be stronger than the signal suggests. And signals can skip: a province on Signal 1 can go straight to Signal 3. What each signal does to a house, the power and the roads is on the bagyo page.
Source: PAGASA, Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (system in use since 23 March 2022). Read 8 October 2026.
Source: PAGASA, Tropical Cyclone Bulletin Nr. 7, Tropical Storm Maymay, 5 August 2026 (signals 1 and 2 wording). Read 8 October 2026. Signals 3 to 5 wording from PAGASA Bulletin Nr. 28, Super Typhoon Goring, 30 August 2023, of which only an archived copy survives.
Rainfall warnings come separately
Rainfall warnings are a separate system from the wind signals, so a province with no wind signal can still be under one. PAGASA's yellow, orange and red rainfall warnings are issued on its regional forecast pages, apart from the wind signals. Yellow means flooding is possible in low-lying areas and near rivers, orange means it is threatening, and red means severe flooding is expected. The full meaning of each colour is on the rainfall warnings page.
Source: PAGASA, Rainfall and Thunderstorm Warning System. Read 8 October 2026.
How to read a PHIVOLCS earthquake bulletin
Click a row on the PHIVOLCS list and you get the bulletin for that earthquake. These are the fields, in the order PHIVOLCS prints them.
- Date/Time
- When it happened, in Philippine time.
- Location
- The epicentre, given as a distance and direction from the nearest town.
- Depth of Focus
- How deep, in kilometres. PHIVOLCS calls the starting point the focus, or hypocentre.
- Magnitude
- One number for the whole earthquake, from the energy released.
- Reported Intensities
- Roman numerals, town by town: how strongly it was felt in each place.
- Expecting Damage
- YES or NO.
- Expecting Aftershocks
- YES or NO.
A bulletin can be revised as more data comes in, and the footer says when it is the only one. PHIVOLCS's own line at the bottom of every bulletin: always refer to the latest earthquake information on its website.
Source: PHIVOLCS, Earthquake Information No. 2, 8 October 2026, offshore Glan, Sarangani. Read 8 October 2026.
Source: PHIVOLCS, Introduction to Earthquake. Read 8 October 2026.
Magnitude is the earthquake, intensity is your town
Magnitude is one number, in Arabic numerals such as 4.8, for the energy released. Intensity is how strongly it was felt in a particular place, in Roman numerals, and it is usually higher near the epicentre. The Philippines rates intensity on the PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale, I to X.
- I Scarcely Perceptible
- II Slightly Felt
- III Weak
- IV Moderately Strong
- V Strong
- VI Very Strong
- VII Destructive
- VIII Very Destructive
- IX Devastating
- X Completely Devastating
What each level looks like, from swinging lamps at III to damaged buildings at VII, is on the magnitude and intensity page. What to do when it happens is on the lindol page.
Source: PHIVOLCS, PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale. Read 8 October 2026.
Alerts on your phone
The Free Mobile Disaster Alerts Act, Republic Act 10639 of 2014, requires mobile networks to send free alerts before an impending storm, typhoon, tsunami or other calamity, as required by the NDRRMC, PAGASA and PHIVOLCS. The law says the alerts go to subscribers in and near the affected areas and should include local government contact numbers, and may name evacuation areas and relief sites.
Read an alert, then check the bulletin it refers to. Phone numbers for the agencies and for 911 are on the emergency hotlines page.
Source: NDRRMC, Republic Act No. 10639, the Free Mobile Disaster Alerts Act (2014), posted on its References page. Read 8 October 2026. Section 4 quoted from the Official Gazette text of the same law.
Before the next one
A bulletin tells you what is coming. These pages cover what to do about it.
Bagyo and the wind signals Lindol: what to do Typhoon season and names Emergency hotlines