West Valley Fault

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Tarlac City evening of last night. The tremor, which according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) is tectonic in nature, was felt by residents at 10:30 in the evening.

The location of the tremor has been located some 7 kilometers southeast of the city. It had a depth of 184 kilometers.

The earthquake registered at Intensity I in Laoag city, Ilocos Norte.

The following instrumental intensities were reported:

Intensity III – Infanta, Pangasinan
Intensity I – Bani, Pangasinan and Iba, Zambales

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) issued the following report following the incident.

Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), iniulat na walang pinsala sa mga paliparan ang tumamang 5.2 magnitude na lindol sa Tarlac kamakalawa. | via Mao dela Cruz pic.twitter.com/jqRJIQijhE

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) November 9, 2022

Netizens reacted on Twitter:

Taga Tarlac ako pero ni isa samin walang nakaramdam ng Lindol ><

— jade ~ (@slaysuk_) November 8, 2022

jwu and bungad sa akin ay text ng ndrrmc na may lindol dito sa Tarlac sjajkahska wala akong naramdaman 😭

— g 🦋 (@gen_1013) November 8, 2022

No damages were reported but aftershocks are expected.

Sources: GMANews/MSNNews/Phivolcs/Twitter