Breaking news: Earthquake felt in METRO MANILA

2007 November 27
by migs

Barely 2 minutes ago, A mild quake was felt in the business district of Makati City, Quezon City, Paisg and Marikina.

Sources say it seemed like intensity 3 or 4.

Update:

From the U.S. Geological Survey website

Magnitude 6.0
Date-Time
  • Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at 04:27:01 UTC
  • Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at 12:27:01 PM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 16.037°N, 119.906°E
Depth 62.5 km (38.8 miles) set by location program
Region LUZON, PHILIPPINES
Distances 45 km (30 miles) W of Dagupan, Luzon, Philippines
85 km (55 miles) WSW of Baguio, Luzon, Philippines
120 km (75 miles) NW of Angeles, Luzon, Philippines
195 km (120 miles) NW of MANILA, Philippines
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 9.2 km (5.7 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst= 47, Nph= 47, Dmin=917.9 km, Rmss=1.16 sec, Gp= 61°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source
    USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
 

From ABS-CBN News

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake rattled an undersea area off Pangasinan Tuesday afternoon but caused no reported injuries or damage to property.

Jane Punongbayan, supervising science reseach specialist of the Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology, said the epicenter of the quake was 77 kilometers from Lingayen, Pangasinan. She said the quake was felt at Intensity 3 in Ilocos Norte, Intensity 3 in Manila and Intensity 2 in Quezon City.

PHIVOLCS Director Renato Solidum said the agency received reports that the earthquake was felt as far as San Fernando, La Union; Bataan area and parts of Metro Manila.

A radio dzMM report said Malacañang employees evacuated the second and third floors of the palace after the quake struck.

Punongbayan said the quake is unlikely to cause a tsunami or even stronger aftershocks. “Usually only magnitude 7 earthquakes under the sea can cause a tsunami. This was only magnitude 4.2,” she told radio dzMM.

2 Responses leave one →
  1. 2008 October 2
    Jim permalink

    october 1, 2008 earthquake felt at around 2:05am here at 6th floor SITC sykes quezon city

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