Magnitude 5.5 quake rattles Quezon, parts of Luzon  | Inquirer News

Magnitude 5.5 quake rattles Quezon, parts of Luzon 

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake rattled Quezon province Thursday morning, which was also felt in parts of Metro Manila, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

The earthquake struck at 4:52 a.m. at 42 kilometers northeast of Jomalig, Quezon.

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Phivolcs said the tremor was of tectonic origin, and had a seven-kilometer depth of focus.

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Reported Intensities: 

Intensity V – Jomalig and Alabat, Quezon

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Intensity IV – Guinayangan, Quezon; Talisay and Vinzons, Camarines Norte
Intensity III – Real, General Nakar and Lopez, Quezon

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Intensity II – Marikina City; Navotas City; Quezon City; Antipolo City; Pasay City; Lucban and Gumaca, Quezon; Plaridel, Bulacan; Nagcarlan, Laguna

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Intensity I- Muntinlupa City; Dinalupihan, Bataan

Instrumental Intensities:

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Intensity V – Polillo, Quezon

Intensity IV – Guinayangan, Quezon; Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte

Intensity III – Pili, Camarines Sur; Mauban, Lopez, General Nakar and Mulanay, Quezon

Intensity II – Marikina City; Malolos City, Bulacan; Gumaca and Dolores, Quezon; Baler, Aurora

Intensity I – Lucban, Quezon; Iriga City, Camarines Sur; Malabon City; San Juan City; Quezon City; Pasig City; Guagua, Pampanga; Talisay, Batangas; Palayan City, Nueva Ecija; Taal, Batangas; Legazpi City, Albay

While no damage was expected from the quake, Phivolcs warned residents of possible aftershocks.

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“As of now, no untoward incident monitored in our area of responsibility,” Melchor Avenilla, head of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRMC), said in a text to Inquirer Thursday morning.

Avenilla said the local disaster risk reduction management offices in other parts of the province are still assessing the situation in their localities. /gsg

TAGS: Earthquake, Metro Manila

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