The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) announces on Thursday, May 25, 2017 that a magnitude of 5.4 earthquake hits San Marcelino (Zambales).  The location is “15.10°N, 120.04°E – 019 km N 41° W”. Origin is TECTONIC and 088 Depth of Focus (Km).

Intensity IV – Quezon City; Pateros; Malolos, Bulacan

Intensity III – Tagaytay City; Talisay Batangas; San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan; Pasay City; Makati

City; Mandaluyong; Manila City; Paranaque City; Taguig City; San Miguel, Tarlac; Marilao,

Bulacan

Intensity II – Palayan City; Bacoor, Cavite; San Jacinto, Pangasinan

Instrumental Intensities:

Intensity IV – Quezon City; Marikina City

Intensity III – Talisay, Batangas; Palayan City; Batangas City

Intensity II – Magalang, Pampanga

Intensity I – Sinait, Ilocos Sur

According to Phivolcs, No damages and aftershocks will happen after the earthquakes.

Phivolcs added, “There is no reliable technology in the world that can confidently predict the date, time and location of large earthquakes.”

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