22 March 2011

2 Earthquakes Hit the Philippines

Map of Occidental Mindoro showing the location...Image via Wikipedia


According to Philippine Institute of Volcanology ans Seismology or PHIVOLCS, last Monday, March 21, 2011 at 6:37 PM local time, a 5.7 magnitude of earthquake hits the coast of Mindoro with the epicenter measurement of about 12 kilometers northeast of Lubang Island and a depth of 74 kilometers.

The result shaking of the said quake reaches Metro Manila and Southern Luzon.

Intensity 4:

  • Talisay, Batangas
  • Tagaytay City
  • Manila

Intensity 3"

  • Quezon City
  • Makati
  • Malabon
  • Muntinlupa
  • San Jose, Occidental Mindoro

Intensity 2:

  • Plaridel, BUlacan
  • Lucban, Quezon
  • Cabanatuan City
  • Baguio City


At 9:29 PM on the same date, another quake htis Luzon with the magnitude of 4.7. The trembling measures 29 Kilometers Northeast of Pili, Camarines Sur and a depth of 20 Kilometers.

With these two quakes, no damage has been reported.


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