A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Calatagan, Batangas, on Thursday morning and was felt in Metro Manila, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said.
The tectonic earthquake occurred at 10:19 a.m. at a depth of 119 kilometers, with the epicenter located 15 kilometers southwest of Calatagan.
The reported intensities are the following:
Intensity IV – CITY OF MANILA; CITY OF MANDALUYONG; QUEZON CITY; CITY OF VALENZUELA; City of Malolos, BULACAN; Batangas City, Ibaan, Lemery, Nasugbu, and Talisay, BATANGAS; City of Dasmariñas, and City of Tagaytay, CAVITE; Tanay, RIZAL
Intensity III – PATEROS; CITY OF LAS PIÑAS; CITY OF MAKATI; CITY OF MARIKINA; CITY OF PARAÑAQUE; CITY OF PASIG; Obando, BULACAN; Laurel, BATANGAS; City of Bacoor, and City of Imus, CAVITE; City of San Pablo, and City of San Pedro, LAGUNA; San Mateo, RIZAL
Intensity II – CITY OF CALOOCAN; CITY OF SAN JUAN; CITY OF MUNTINLUPA; City of San Fernando, LA UNION; City of Alaminos, and Bolinao, PANGASINAN; Santa Maria, BULACAN; Bamban, TARLAC
Intensity I – City of San Jose Del Monte, BULACAN
Instrumental Intensities:
Intensity IV – Abucay, BATAAN; Lemery, BATANGAS; Malolos City, and San Ildefonso, BULACAN; Magallanes, Tagaytay City, CAVITE; San Jose, OCCIDENTAL MINDORO; Calapan City, and Puerto Galera, ORIENTAL MINDORO; San Antonio, Olongapo City, Cabangan, ZAMBALES
Intensity III – Dinalupihan, Mariveles, BATAAN; Batangas City, Sta. Teresita, Cuenca, Bauan, Talisay, Laurel, and San Luis, BATANGAS; Paombong, Guiguinto, Marilao, and Pulilan, BULACAN; Bacoor City, Carmona, Ternate, Naic, CAVITE; Las Pinas, Malabon City, Pasig City, METRO MANILA; Cabanatuan City, NUEVA ECIJA; Abra De Ilog, OCCIDENTAL MINDORO; Roxas, ORIENTAL MINDORO; Guagua, PAMPANGA; Mauban, QUEZON; Tanay, RIZAL; San Marcelino, Subic, ZAMBALES
Intensity II – Baler, AURORA; Rosario, Malvar, BATANGAS; Angat, Obando, Norzagaray, Santa Maria, BULACAN; Calamba, and San Pablo, LAGUNA; San Juan City, Pasay, and Quezon City, METRO MANILA; San Antonio, NUEVA ECIJA; Victoria, ORIENTAL MINDORO; San Fernando, PAMPANGA; Bani, and Infanta, PANGASINAN; Tayabas, Infanta, Lopez, Dolores, and Alabat, QUEZON; Bamban, TARLAC
Intensity I – Paranaque City, METRO MANILA; San Jose, Gabaldon, and Bongabon, NUEVA ECIJA; Magalang, PAMPANGA; Lingayen, Bolinao, and Urdaneta, PANGASINAN; Mulanay, Lucena City, and Gumaca, QUEZON; Taytay,Antipolo, and Angono, RIZAL; Santa Ignacia, Ramos, and Tarlac City, TARLAC
Damage and aftershocks are expected following the earthquake, which was initially reported at magnitude 6.2, according to PHIVOLCS.
In Metro Manila, employees evacuated their buildings while train operations were briefly interrupted.
Some Filipinos, meanwhile, used social media to report their earthquake experiences.
