A 6.1 magnitude quake shook Calatagan in Batangas and was felt in a wide area of Luzon. The cause was tectonic arising from the movement of plates in the area of the West Philippine Sea.
A tectonic quake of magnitude 6.1 jolted a wide section of Luzon at 5:50 a.m. today but there were no report of damage to infrastructure nor deaths or injuries.
The quake was felt at intensity 4 in Calatagan, Batangas; Intensity 3 in Quezon City, Pasay City, Pasig City, Tagaytay City, Mendez, Amadeo and Alfonson in Cavite and Obando, Bulacan.
It had a depth of 132. Kilometers, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
It was also felt at Intensity II in Abucay, Bataan; Gapan City, Nueva Ecija; Castillejos, Zambales; Mandaluyong City; City of Manila, Makati City and Tanay, Rizal.
Cause of quake
The cause of the quake was plates going through the West Philippine Sea under Luzon along the Manila trench so the quake was deep. And because it is deep, even if it was strong, it is not expected to cause damage and it will not cause a tsunami, Phivolcs told Teleradyo.
Instrumental Intensities:
Intensity IV- Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro
Intensity III- Plaridel, San Ildefonso and Malolos City, Bulacan; Guagua, Pampanga; Tagaytay City; Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro; Batangas City; Olongapo City, Zambales; Gumaca, Quezon.
Intensity II- Talisay, Batangas; Mauban and Dolores, Quezon ; Roxas and San Jose, Occidental Mindoro; Muntinlupa City; Gapan City; Nueva Ecija; Pandi and Marilao, Bulacan; Mulanay, Quezon; Las Piñas City; Marikina City; Malabon City; Cabanatuan City.
Intensity I- Los Baños, Laguna; Iba, Zambales; Pasig City; Quezon City; Tayabas, Polillo, Lopez, San Francisco and Lucban, Quezon; Baler, Aurora.
Phivolcs warned that aftershocks and damage to infrastructure are to be expected.
Quakes recorded in past 24 hours
According to the website of Phivolcs, it recorded the following number of quakes in the past 24 hours:
1 quake between magnitude 3 and 4; 13 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3; 5 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
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