The last earthquake in the country happened last May 21, 22 and 23, 2011 on 3 different places.
First incident took place in Isabela. Reports said it was a series of vibration that rocked the province. The first and strongest tremor was recorded May 21, 2011 at 9:08 AM last Saturday with a magnitude of 5.5 on the Richter scale. Its epicenter was located 4 kilometers southeast of Ilagan, Isabela. Intensity V was felt in Ilagan, Isabela; Intensity IV in Tuguegarao City and Penablanca in Cagayan, Qurino Province, Tumauini in Isabela, and Baler in Aurora; and Intensity II in Baguio City, and Tabuk in Kalinga.
Phivolcs said there were no reports of damage to property or loss of lives due to the series of earthquakes. It said it does not expect aftershocks to occur.
Second occurred in the province of Mindoro. According to PHILVOLCS, the tremor felt today only 27 hours after the earthquake in Ilagan, Isabela. Reports pronounced it as 5.7 magnitude at 12:42 AM with epicentre in Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro.
The quake was strongly felt in Batangas, and also rattled some parts of Metro Manila. Reported intensities were:
Intensity IV - Ilijan, Batangas;
Intensity III - Tagaytay City; Malate, Manila; Pto. Galera; Alabang, Muntinlupa; Clark,Pampanga
Intensity II - Malolos, Bulacan
Intensity I - Nichols, Pasay
Intensity III - Tagaytay City; Malate, Manila; Pto. Galera; Alabang, Muntinlupa; Clark,Pampanga
Intensity II - Malolos, Bulacan
Intensity I - Nichols, Pasay
The last tremor was experienced in General Santos, Mindanao. The preliminary report said it had a magnitude of 5.3 happened exactly the same date at 3:07:45 AM –Local Time at Epicenter.
The occurrence felt at the distance of:
65 km (40 miles) East of General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines
117 km (72 miles) South of Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
976 km (606 miles) West of KOROR, Palau
1084 km (673 miles) SSE of MANILA, Philippines
117 km (72 miles) South of Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
976 km (606 miles) West of KOROR, Palau
1084 km (673 miles) SSE of MANILA, Philippines
Though some parts of the country were physically affected it is still a good thing there were no fatalities reported! Still and all, we should consistently hope and pray that our country and our nationals will always be safe throughout the year.
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