Magnitude 4.6 earthquake jolts Quezon town, other parts of Luzon
MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.6 earthquake shook General Nakar, Quezon, on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
It was earlier reported as a magnitude 5.1 earthquake.
The earthquake struck at 12:17 p.m., with the epicenter located 24 kilometers (km) northwest of General Nakar.
Phivolcs said it was tectonic in origin with a depth of focus of 11 kilometers.
Phivolcs said the earthquake was measured from Intensity I to Intensity IV in other parts of Luzon.
Intensity IV – General Nakar, Quezon
Intensity IV – Makati City, City of Manila, Marikina City, City of San Pedro, Laguna and Tanay, Rizal; Infanta and Real, Quezon; Doña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan; Bacoor City, Cavite, San Pedro City, Laguna
Intensity III – Mauban, Quezon; Angono, City of Antipolo, Binangonan, Cardona, Taytay, and Teresa, Rizal; Malabon City, City Navotas City, Quezon City, Pasay City, Pasig City, San Juan City, Taguig City; Palayan City, Cabanatuan City, and Talavera, Nueva Ecija; Biñan City, Mabitac, Santa Rosa City, and Siniloan, Laguna; Angat, Balagtas, Bulakan, Guiguinto, Malolos City, Marilao, Meycauayan City, and Pulilan, Bulacan; Mabalacat City, Angeles City in Pampanga
Intensity II – Dolores, Polillo, and Sampaloc, Quezon; Caloocan City, Las Piñas City, Parañaque City, Valenzuela City, Pateros; Dingalan, Aurora; City of Baliwag, Bocaue, Bustos, Norzagaray, Obando, Pandi, Paombong, and San Miguel, Bulacan; Aliaga, Cabiao, Gabaldon, City of Gapan, San Antonio, and San Isidro, Nueva Ecija; Indang, Noveleta, Rosario, Silang, Tagaytay City, and Ternate, Cavite; Bay, Cabuyao City, Calamba City, Kalayaan, Los Baños, Magdalena, San Pablo City, and Santa Cruz, Laguna
Intensity I – Lucban, Quezon; Calauan and Pila, Laguna; Muntinlupa City; Calumpit, Hagonoy, and City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan
Meanwhile, instrumental intensities were logged in the following places:
Instrumental Intensity IV – General Nakar, Quezon
Instrumental Intensity III – Caloocan City, Malabon City, Navotas City, Quezon City; Pulilan and San Rafael, Bulacan; City of San Fernando, Pampanga; Carmona, Cavite; Infanta and Mauban, Quezon; Angono amnd Cardona, Rizal
Instrumental Intensity II – Las Piñas City, Parañaque City, Taguig City, Valenzuela City; Angat, Bulakan and Bustos, Bulacan; Cabanatuan City, San Antonio, and San Isidro, Nueva Ecija; Guagua, Pampanga; Bamban, Tarlac; Talisay, Batangas; Tagaytay City, and Trece Martires City, Cavite; San Pablo City and San Pedro City, Laguna; Alabat, Dolores, and Polillo, Quezon; Tanay, Rizal
Instrumental Intensity I – Pateros; City of San Fernando, La Union; Bolinao, Pangasinan; Dingalan, Aurora; Abucay, Bataan; Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija; Tarlac City; Nasugbu, Batangas; Bacoor City, Naic, and Ternate, Cavite; Guinayangan, Gumaca, and Lucban, Quezon; Daet, Camarines Norte
Phivolcs said aftershocks are expected, but no property damage is anticipated.
