Magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits Luzon, Metro Manila areas

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that hit areas in Metro Manila and Luzon early on Sunday, January 11, 2015.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPa5cP1Gy3c86HOBALrDjiFWvGIxhq7cJlGFb6lTzWNDV92Ksfw9qjxERGzzG2FKgKcY0-jqC3CPSB-5KvUkIRT-xAXFIVawLM7q4x5eR7yHnp_qmhtBW5RmieVS41nEe2o4T-1qtiPvW/s1600/earthquake-magnitude-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits Luzon, Metro Manila areas" border="0" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPa5cP1Gy3c86HOBALrDjiFWvGIxhq7cJlGFb6lTzWNDV92Ksfw9qjxERGzzG2FKgKcY0-jqC3CPSB-5KvUkIRT-xAXFIVawLM7q4x5eR7yHnp_qmhtBW5RmieVS41nEe2o4T-1qtiPvW/s1600/earthquake-magnitude-6.jpg" title="Magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits Luzon, Metro Manila areas" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />Early report said that quake has a magnitude 5.7 but it's already corrected on its website and social media channels.<br /><br />The exact time of occurrence was recorded at 03:31:59 AM with epicenter 14.73°N, 119.76°E - 043 km S 55° W of San Antonio (Zambales).<br /><br />PHIVOLCS said that the earthquake that occurred has a tectonic origin, struck at a depth of 85 kilometers not 10km as reported earlier.<br /><br />PHIVOLCS also said that Intensity 4 was felt in the following Metro Manila areas: Pasig, Pasay, Manila, Quezon and Makati; San Mateo town in Rizal; and Obando and Hagonoy towns in Bulacan.<br /><br />Intensity 3 was felt in San Miguel town in Tarlac and Tagaytay City in Cavite.<br /><br />Intensity 2 was felt in Batangas City and Baguio City.<br /><br />Phivolcs said the quake will not cause damage but is expected to produce aftershocks.<br /><br /><b>RELATED STORY:</b><br /><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2014/07/magnitude-7.2-earthquake-could-leave-37000-dead-in-metro-manila-rizal-bandila-video.html">Magnitude 7.2 earthquake could leave 37,000 dead in Metro Manila, Rizal| Bandila Video</a></div>

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits Luzon, Metro Manila areas

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that hit areas i...

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