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Quake jolts MM, Cavite

Ghio Ong, Helen Flores - The Philippine Star
January 29, 2014 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - A magnitude-3.6 earthquake rattled parts of Metro Manila and Cavite yesterday but authorities reported no damage or injuries.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tremor happened at 5:37 a.m. with its epicenter traced at 31 kilometers (kms) southwest of Nasugbu, Batangas.

It was felt at Intensity 2 in Tagaytay City and Indang, in Cavite and Malabon City, while Intensity 1 was reportedly felt in Quezon City.

Phivolcs said it was not expecting damage or aftershocks from the tremor.

The quake, which had a depth of 101 kms, was tectonic origin. Tectonic pertains to the movement of the Earth’s crust.

BATANGAS

CAVITE

CAVITE AND MALABON CITY

CITY

DAMAGE

METRO MANILA AND CAVITE

NASUGBU

PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY AND SEISMOLOGY

PHIVOLCS

QUEZON CITY

TAGAYTAY CITY AND INDANG
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