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WATCH: Batangas earthquake felt and filmed underwater

/ 03:35 PM April 14, 2017

“How do you feel the 5.7-magnitude earthquake underwater?”

Professional diver Jan Paul Rodriguez posed this question on Facebook and answered it in a video showing the effect of the 5.7-magnitude earthquake that jolted Batangas on April 8.

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In his video, the quake jolted even the sea bed where sand rose and rocks glided as the ground under the sea rumbled.

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His video has since gained 413,000 views, 2,700 likes and over 1,900 shares on Facebook as of this story’s posting time.

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Batangas was jolted by a swarm of earthquakes since the first one at magnitude 5.5 hit the province on April 4 and culminated with three magnitude 5 earthquakes on April 8.

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READ: 5.5 quake shakes 19 areas in Metro Manila, other parts of Luzon | 3 magnitude-5 earthquakes rattle Luzon

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Phivolcs said the quakes felt in Batangas were part of an earthquake swarm, or a series of small to moderately sized earthquakes due to incremental movements from a still unnamed fault spanning Tingloy Island and Mabini in Batangas.’

Phivolcs ruled out the possibility of a tsunami in the province famous for its diving hotspots. IDL

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