{"id":265803,"date":"2020-08-19T06:17:29","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T10:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=265803"},"modified":"2020-08-19T06:17:29","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T10:17:29","slug":"234-aftershocks-recorded-after-6-6-magnitude-masbate-quake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/08\/19\/234-aftershocks-recorded-after-6-6-magnitude-masbate-quake\/","title":{"rendered":"234 aftershocks recorded after 6.6 magnitude Masbate quake"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Tuesday, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake jolted the province of Masbate, with the epicenter recorded 7 kilometers southeast of the municipality of Cataingan. (File Photo by Andrew Buchanan\/Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded 234 aftershocks as of 8 a.m. Wednesday, or within 24 hours since the magnitude 6.6 quake jolted Masbate.<\/p>\n

Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum Jr, said these aftershocks range from magnitudes 1.6 to 5.2.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake jolted the province of Masbate, with the epicenter recorded 7 kilometers southeast of the municipality of Cataingan.<\/p>\n

According to Solidum, this earthquake was caused by the movement of the Masbate segment of the Philippine Fault Zone.<\/p>\n

“Small to moderate earthquakes have been recorded along the fault in Masbate segment, but the last strong earthquake along the fault, with a magnitude 6.2, happened on Feb. 15, 2003,” he noted, adding that small to medium earthquakes are those below magnitude 6.<\/p>\n

Solidum said the public needs to be prepared for the occurrence of strong earthquakes, emphasizing that it could happen even during the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.<\/p>\n

“We need to prepare our houses, buildings, our organizations, communities, families and ourselves, for earthquake events, and consider Covid-19 mitigation measures when we have to evacuate and respond after an earthquake, he told the Philippine News Agency in an interview.<\/p>\n

He added that earthquakes highlight the importance of ensuring building and infrastructure resistance to shaking. Key factors are the right design given hazards of an area, right materials and right workmanship.<\/p>\n

“The magnitude 6.6 Masbate earthquake caused destructive ground shaking of Intensity VII in Cataingan, resulting in damages to houses and buildings, roads and other transport systems like bridges and wharf; subsidence of ground due to compaction of sediments related to liquefaction during shaking,” Solidum said.<\/p>\n

He said that Phivolcs would monitor and see whether this earthquake has an effect on active volcanoes within the vicinity of Masbate.<\/p>\n

“Mayon and Bulusan (volcanoes) are in abnormal level (alert level 1) prior to the earthquake,” he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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