DUBAI – A magnitude 5.4 earthquake shook Batangas province and other areas on Tuesday, 4:58 p.m, UAE time.

According to media reports in the Philippines, the epicenter of the earthquake was located seven kilometers northwest of Tingloy town, Batangas.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that the quake was felt as Intenstiy 4 in Makati City and Obando, Bulacan, and Intensity 3 in Mandaluyong City, Quezon City, General Trias and Dasmarinas in Cavite, Santa Ana in Manila and in Lucena City in Quezon.

It was felt as Intensity 2 in Talisay, Batangas and Pasig.

The earthquake was labeled as “moderately strong.”

The label can be felt like the passing of a heavy track and can rattle wood-framed building.

The agency said in a news.abs-cbn.com report that no major damage was expected from the earthquake, however, they warned of aftershocks.

Few more minutes after the earthquake, a magnitude 4.6 was recorded in the same area.

The earthquake, according to the agency, will not cause a tsunami. </s> A 5.4 magnitude quake struck Tingloy, Batangas at 8:58 p.m. Tuesday, rattling nearby towns and some parts of Metro Manila.

The earthquake was tectonic in origin, a bulletin from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

Intensity 4 was felt in Makati City and Obando, Bulacan. Intensity 3 was felt in the cities of Mandaluyong, Quezon, and in Sta. Ana in Manila, as well as in General Trias and Dasmariñas in Cavite province and Lucena in Quezon province.

 Talisay City in Batangas and Pasig City felt intensity 2.

No reports of casualty or damage to property has been reported. CC </s> (Updated, 4:09 p.m.) Subsequent earthquakes were felt in parts of Luzon on Saturday afternoon.

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake east northeast of Mabini, Batangas was felt in neighboring provinces and as far as Metro Manila shortly after 3 p.m. It was followed closely by a 5.9-magnitude quake south southwest of Tanauan, Batangas, and then by a 5.0-magnitude quake west northwest of Taysan, Batangas, the United States Geological Services (USGS) said.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) pegged the Mabini, Batangas at magnitude 5.6 with a depth of 4 kilometers.

Inquirer staff reported they felt a shaking of the ground in Sta. Mesa, Manila, Sto. Tomas, Batangas, Subic Bay, Zambales, Makati City and Mandaluyong City. </s> A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Batangas last Tuesday, sending portions of the walls of the Taal Basilica crashing down, followed by 60 aftershocks that were felt all over Southern Luzon and Mindoro as well as Metro Manila and Bulacan. Before Batangas, there was Surigao in February, then Caraga, Davao, Socksargen, and Surigao again.

Start the conversation, or Read more at Manila Bulletin. </s> A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit Luzon on Tuesday evening, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

An earthquake bulletin issued by the agency said the quake, with an epicenter 7 kilometers northwest of Batangas, was felt in different parts of Luzon at 8:58 p.m.

The quake, which was tectonic in origin, was felt at Intensity IV in Makati City and Obando, Bulacan.

It was felt at Intensity III in Mandaluyong City, Quezon City, Santa Ana in Manila, General Trias and Dasmariñas in Cavite.

Meanwhile, Pasig City and Talisay, Batangas felt the quake at Intensity II.

The Phivolcs report said it is not expecting damage although aftershocks may be felt.

Minutes before the Phivolcs issued its bulletin, netizens posted on social media that they felt a strong earthquake, which lasted for several seconds. </s> (UPDATED) The quake is also felt in various parts of Metro Manila and nearby provinces

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – A magnitude 5.5 earthquake rocked Batangas Tuesday night, April 4, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 8:58 pm, was located in Tingloy, Batangas, at a depth of 5 kilometers.

In an earlier bulletin issued several minutes after the quake, Phivolcs measured the quake at magnitude 5.4. The US Geological Survey, meanwhile, measured it at magnitude 5.2.

The quake was felt in various parts of Metro Manila and nearby provinces.

Intensity V was felt in Malvar and Calatagan in Batangas, while Intensity IV was felt in Makati City; Obando, Bulacan; Imus, Cavite; Indang, Cavite; Calamba, Laguna; Sta. Ana, Manila; Valenzuela City; and Tagaytay City.

The quake was also felt in Mandaluyong City, Quezon City, Pasay City, Lucena City, and General Trias and Dasmariñas in Cavite at Intensity III.

Intensity II was felt in Talisay, Batangas; and Abra De Ilog, Occidental Mindoro.

Phivolcs reported no damage resulting from the quake, but said in its bulletin that aftershocks were expected.

A series of aftershocks were recorded several hours after the initial quake. – Rappler.com </s> A 5.4 magnitude earthquake shook Metro Manila and some parts of Southern Tagalog, seismologists said Tuesday night.

The offshore quake, with a shallow depth of three kilometers, centered seven kilometers northwest of Tingloy, Batangas.

It struck at 8:58 p.m., the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

The tremor was felt at Intensity IV in Makati City and in Obando, Bulacan.

Intensity III was felt in Mandaluyong City, Quezon City, Sta. Ana, Manila, in Lucena City in Quezon province and the Cavite towns of General Trias and Dasmariñas.

Intensity II was felt in Pasig City and Talisay, Batangas.

The Philippines sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire” where continental plates collide causing frequent seismic and volcanic activity. </s> Batangas has been placed under a state of calamity following the 5.5-magnitude earthquake that struck the province on Tuesday evening.

READ: 5.5 quake shakes 19 areas in Metro Manila, other parts of Luzon

Batangas Gov. Hermilando Mandanas made the announcement in an interview with radio DZBB on Wednesday Morning.

Mandanas said the quake damaged the Batangas Capitol Building for an estimated cost of P18 million. Commercial establishments and churches in the province, including the Taal Basilica, have also been damaged.

Mandanas earlier suspended classes in all levels in the province.

The tremor was felt in Metro Manila, Laguna, Cavite, Bulacan, and other areas near the epicenter. Several aftershocks but no tsunami warnings have were also reported. IDL </s> Three strong earthquakes jolted Batangas, its neighboring provinces in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon), Camarines Sur, Romblon and Mindoro, and as far as Metro Manila, prompting massive evacuation in offices and malls across the National Capital Region (NCR) and Calabarzon.

The first tremor, at 5.7-magnitude earthquake east northeast of Mabini, Batangas was felt up to as far as Metro Manila shortly after 3 p.m.

It was followed closely by a 5.9-magnitude quake south southwest of Tanauan, Batangas, and then by a 5.0-magnitude quake west northwest of Taysan, Batangas, the United States Geological Services (USGS) said.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) pegged the Mabini, Batangas at magnitude 5.6 with a depth of four kilometers. Aftershocks were expected, Phivolcs said.

It also recorded quake intensities in following areas: Intensity 7 – Mabini, Batangas; Intensity 6 – Calatagan, Nasugbu and Tingloy, Batangas; Intensity 5 – Batangas City, Sto. Tomas and Lemery in Batangas; Tagaytay City in Cavite; Intensity 4 – Dasmariñas, Cavite: Lucena City in Quezon Province and Pateros City; Intensity 3 – Makati City, Pasay City, Quezon City, Muntinlupa City, Malabon City, Mandaluyong City, and Bacoor, Cavite; and Intensity 2 – Daet, Camarines Sur.

Magnitude refers to the energy released by the earthquake, while intensity refers to a tremor’s strength.

 Inquirer staff reported they felt a shaking of the ground in Sta. Mesa, Manila, Sto. Tomas, Batangas, Subic Bay, Zambales, Makati City and Mandaluyong City.

Major establishments and mall complexes, including the SM Southmall in Las Piñas City, ordered an evacuation due to strong aftershocks.

 The Quezon City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office has also directed City Hall security to evacuate all City Hall buildings as a precautionary measure following the earthquake.

QC DRRMO chief Karl Michael Marasigan said all employees rendering overtime work at QC Hall will not be allowed to reenter the buildings until after an all-clear signal is given by the City Engineering Department on the structural integrity of the buildings.

 The directive was also made in anticipation of possible aftershocks.

City Hall staff on duty at the QC DRRMO Emergency Operations Center along Kalayaan Avenue may however continue working as the building is rated to withstand a powerful earthquake. </s> A series of tremors that hit Batangas on Saturday afternoon, with magnitudes between 5 to 6, were apparently part of an “earthquake swarm,” which had been going on since since Tuesday evening, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

The first tectonic earthquakes on Saturday hit only minutes apart, at 3:07 p.m. and at 3:09 p.m., and were felt as one long earthquake – lasting from 10 to 15 seconds – in affected areas.

Two other earthquakes originating from around the same epicenter was recorded at 3:53 p.m. and 3:59 p.m.

The first two of the land-based Saturday quakes, originating in the vicinity of Mabini town, were both stronger than the 5.5-magnitude temblor originating near the island of Tingloy, Batangas on Tuesday, with the first Mabini quake having a magnitude of 5.6, and the second reaching magnitude 6.

The third moderately-sized earthquake in Batangas on Saturday was of magnitude 5.1 and the fourth, magnitude 5.3.

Based on the Phivolcs earthquake bulletins by 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, the first earthquake’s epicenter was located 1 kilometer southwest of Mabini, Batangas, with a depth of focus of 27 kilometers. The second had an epicenter 12 kilometers northwest of Mabini, with a depth of 24 kilometers.

The consecutive earthquakes were felt at varying intensities in the following areas;
• Intensity V in Batangas City, Santo Tomas, Lemery in Batangas and in Tagaytay City, Cavite
• Intensity IV in Dasmarinas, Cavite; Lucena City in Quezon; and Pateros City in Metro Manila
• Intensity III in Makati, Pasay, Quezon, Muntinlupa, Malabon, and Mandaluyong in Metro Manila; and in Bacoor, Cavite

According to reports reaching Phivolcs, the effects of the quakes were felt even in Olongapo in Central Luzon.

“There is no danger of tsunami, but with Intensity VII, we expect damage,” Phivolcs supervising science research speciality Jeffrey Perez said, in an interview

Saturday’s quakes, he added, could worsen the damage wrought by the Tuesday temblor.

As of this writing, no reports of liquefaction or ground ruptures have come in.

Perez attributed the quakes with similar magnitudes to the movement of active local faults in Mabini, Batangas.

“We’re looking at this as a series of earthquakes since Tuesday,” Perez said.

He describe an earthquake swarm as a series of moderately-sized earthquakes in the same area over a certain period of time.

“It’s like there were big boulders that have moved, and until now are still moving, trying to return to a stable state,” Perez explained.

He said that, since the Tuesday evening temblor, 991 aftershocks had already been recorded as of 3:00 p.m on Saturday, with 21 being felt.

These, too, were part of the earthquake swarm, he said.

The Phivolcs expected further aftershocks, but it could not say definitely whether the next quakes would be stronger or weaker.

Though the Mabini fault was far from and had no effect on Metro Manila’s faultlines.

“It’s a warning that we really need to prepare, if we’re affected even by faults that are far from us,” Perez said. “The whole country has a lot of local faults that generate moderate to strong earthquakes. Each province has their own ‘Big One’.” /atm
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits Batangas, causing damage to buildings and are felts as far as Metro Manila and Bulacan.