West Valley Fault

A magnitude 5.9 tremor struck in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Tuesday, December 5 at 4:23 in the afternoon.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) determined its epicenter at 18 kilometers northeast of Lubang town with a depth of 60 kilometers.

The following intensities have been reported:

Intensity V – Lubang, Occidental Mindoro; Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro

Intensity IV – Makati City; Quezon City; Taguig City; City of Malolos, City of Meycauayan, Obando, and Plaridel, Bulacan; Floridablanca, PAMPANGA; San Jose, Batangas; City of Tagaytay, Cavite

Intensity III – Caloocan City; Pasig City; Cuenca,and Talisay, Batangas; City of Bacoor, and City of General Trias, Cavite; Rodriguez, Rizal; Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro

Intensity II – Marikina City; City of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan; Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija; Lucban, Quezon; San Mateo, Rizal; Odiongan, Romblon

Intensity I – City of San Fernando, Pampanga; City of San Pedro, Laguna; Mauban, Quezon

Below are the areas that reported Instrumental intensities:

Intensity V – Magallanes, and City of Tagaytay, Cavite; Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro

Intensity IV – Malabon City; Guiguinto, and Pandi, Bulacan; Laurel, Lemery, and San Luis, Batangas; City of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro

Intensity III – Quezon City; Batangas City, Batangas

Intensity I – Lucban, Quezon

Reports came that the quake was felt in the Calabarzon area and even in Metro Manila where residents and students were said to have evacuated buildings during the shaking.

Phivolcs warned of possible aftershocks but said that no damage was expected.

Source: Rappler, Phivolcs