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Magnitude 7 quake jolts Abra
The tectonic quake struck 3 km. northwest of the municipality of Tayum at 8:43 a.m., with a depth of 17 km. (Photo: PIA Abra/Facebook)
MANILA – A magnitude 7 earthquake jolted Abra on Wednesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.
Phivolcs earlier logged this as magnitude 7.3.
The tectonic quake struck 3 km. northwest of the municipality of Tayum at 8:43 a.m., with a depth of 17 km.
The following are the reported intensities:
Intensity VII: Bucloc and Manabo, Abra;
Intensity VI: Vigan City, Sinait, Bantay, San Esteban, Ilocos Sur; Laoac, Pangasinan; Baguio City;
Intensity V: Magsingal and San Juan, Ilocos Sur, Alaminos City and Labrador, Pangasinan; Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya; Mexico, Pampanga; Concepcion, and Tarlac City, Tarlac; City of Manila; City of Malabon;
Intensity IV: City of Marikina; Quezon City; City of Pasig; City of Valenzuela; City of Tabuk, Kalinga; Bautista and Malasiqui, Pangasinan; Bayombong and Diadi, Nueva Vizcaya; Guiguinto, Obando, and San Rafael, Bulacan; San Mateo, Rizal;
Intensity III: Bolinao, Pangasinan; Bulakan, Bulacan; Tanay, Rizal;
Intensity II – General Trias City, Cavite; Santa Rosa City, Laguna.
Phivolcs also logged the following instrumental intensities:
Intensity VII: Vigan City;
Intensity V: Laoag City, Ilocos Norte; Peñablanca, Cagayan; Dagupan City, Pangasinan; Sinait, Ilocos Sur; Baguio City;
Intensity IV: Gonzaga, Cagayan; Baler, Aurora; Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya; Ramos, Tarlac; Ilagan, Isabela; Basista, Pangasinan; Claveria, Cagayan; San Jose, Palayan City and Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija; Madella, Quirino; Tabuk, Kalinga; Santiago City, Isabela;
Intensity III: Quezon City; Iba, Zambales; Navotas City, Malabon City, Metro Manila; Magalang & Guagua Pampanga; Bolinao, Sison and Infanta, Pangasinan; Bulakan, San Ildefonso, Guiguinto, Plaridel, and Malolos City, Bulacan; Tarlac City, Tarlac;
Intensity II: Dona Remedios Trinidad, Angat & Santa Maria, Bulacan; Tagaytay City, Cavite; Pasig City Metro Manila; Polillo, Gumaca and Infanta, Quezon;
Intensity I: Tanay, Taytay, Morong, Antipolo City, Rizal; Marilao,Bulacan; San Juan City, Las Piñas City, Metro Manila; Lucban, Quezon; Subic, Zambales; Mercedes,Camarines Norte; Olongapo City, Zambales; Carmona, Cavite.
Reported intensity is the traditional way of knowing the intensity based on reports of people who felt the earthquake while instrumental intensity is measured using an intensity meter that measures ground acceleration.
Aftershocks and damage are expected from the temblor, Phivolcs said.
Response
In a statement, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said it is coordinating with regional counterparts in the regions of Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, and Central Luzon, as well as the National Capital Region.
“Assessment continues as of now but some areas have sustained damages to public and private structures. Some areas in the Cordilleras have no power and Internet. Monitoring of mountain roads continue,” it said.
Aftershocks were reported in the town of La Paz in Abra.
The town’s Operations Center Building was badly damaged by the tremor, based on pictures posted on the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) – Abra’s Facebook page.
Abra Rep. Ching Bernos also shared photos of buildings damaged by the earthquake.
In Bucay town, two were reported injured and were taken to a hospital for immediate treatment.
Meanwhile, Antonio Burgos, 56, a balikbayan from Germany who is now vacationing in Bangued, Abra, suffered slight injuries after he was hit on the head by falling tile debris while taking a bath.
He said most employees at the different government offices have been sent home.
Netizens also posted on social media about the effects of the earthquake.
In a video posted by Edison Adducul, falling debris was seen from a watchtower in Bantay, Ilocos Sur after the earthquake.
The tremor also damaged several centuries-old ancestral houses in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, based on pictures posted by Berniemack Arellano.
Several roads were closed due to fallen rocks and landslides from the earthquake – the Keweng-Deepey Road in Itogon, Benguet; Poblacion-Sakkawa-Wayangan Road in Tubo, Abra and the Daldalakan-Malucsad-Magsilay Road in Pasil, Kalinga. (with Priam Nepomuceno/PNA)
Mark Christian Dizon
July 27, 2022 at 11:35 AM
This is shocking! As in ramdam na ramdam talaga yung pagyanig mag ingat po ang lahat lalo na po sa mga may mga malalakas na intensity ng Lindol. Keep safe everyone!
RENE ROSE ORIOL
July 27, 2022 at 12:01 PM
Nakakatakot!!! Ndi tlaga ntin alam kung kelan darating ang kalamidad at sakuna gaya ng LINDOL..kelangan nting maging handa sa lhat ng oras.laging unahin ang safety ng mga bata at matatanda.dapat ready ang Emergency kit. Ramdam na ramdam ko yung Lindol!! Kala ko inuuga lang yung higaan.napabangon ako bigla. Salamat po Lord at Safe kaming buong Pamilya🙏Naway matapos na po yung aftershock. Naway kumilos agad ang gobyerno at mga nanunungkulan sa pamahalaan bigyan agad ng tulong ang mga taong nasaktan at yung mga napinsala ng Lindol.ilikas na sa mataas na lugar ang mga taong nakatira malapit sa dagat.Mag dasal po tayo. Keep Safe Everyone. Lord Gabayan nyu po ang bansang Pilipinas
Jasmin Da-ang
July 27, 2022 at 3:00 PM
Nakakatakot n tlga ang panahon ngaun.. Hindi tlga natin alam ang mga mangyayari kya dapat lge tayong handa at mag iingat.Lagi tau manalangin sa Dios. Buti nlng at hindi kmi masyado naapektuhan ng lindol medyo malayo kmi salamat sa Dios🙏. .Sana po matulungan yung mga labis n naapektuhan.Lagi po tau maging alerto para sa mga mahal natin sa buhay😊
Jasmin Da-ang
July 27, 2022 at 3:02 PM
Nakakatakot n tlga ang panahon ngaun.. Hindi tlga natin alam ang mga mangyayari kya dapat lge tayong handa at mag iingat.Lagi tau manalangin sa Dios. Buti nlng at hindi kmi masyado naapektuhan ng lindol medyo malayo kmi salamat sa Dios🙏. .Sana po matulungan yung mga labis n naapektuhan.Lagi po tau maging alerto para sa mga mahal natin sa buhay😊Keepsafe everyone
Sonny Ramirez
July 27, 2022 at 4:38 PM
It is traumatic for me, this is the very first time i felt a strong earthquake.Pray for our country,to be safe and protect for all calamities..Lord pls help and protect the people of Abra who are hit by the earthquake Hoping for their past recovery. God bless everyone and stay safe.
There are a lot of people who need help in the North. I hope everyone unite and help each other.
Cecille Moreno
July 28, 2022 at 5:05 AM
Though it was not felt in our place,I pray for those who our affected.It surely inflicted fear on the affected families,I hope the government will be able to help specially when it is declared safe and its time to rebuild their wrecked homes.Let’s pray for Abra!
Jam Aguirre
July 28, 2022 at 10:57 AM
That strong really reminds me until now, I thought I having a migraine and vertigo but it was earthquake and even that Abra is far away from metro manila, It is still strong that you can feel it and the ground is shaking. I pray the people from Abra and I really have to say that we shall always prepared for this kind of disaster, as we cannot determine when this will happens and do the things that will protect us from the danger simple follow the guidelines that the government implement this past years “Duck, Cover and Hold!”
Mary Joy Valdevieso
July 29, 2022 at 2:32 AM
I never knew that something like this happened not until it was already in the news. This is shocking and sad to think that a lot regions felt this magnitude 7 earthquake, most especially those people in Abra which is where the epicenter of the earthquake is. This is why we should always be ready of whatever may come because we don’t know what calamity or disaster may hit us. It’s so hard to fight the things that we can’t control so no one is at fault of this because we are living with it. I just hope that they get the help they need immediately and always praying for their safety. I know everything happens for a reason, and may it serve as a lesson for us and make us ready in the upcoming calamity that we might experienced.