6.0-magnitude quake jolts parts of Luzon, Metro Manila



A 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook people out of bed when it struck parts of Luzon, including Metro Manila, at 3:31am Sunday.
Inquirer Libre sports editor Dennis Eroa, who lives in Olongapo City, said he and his son, Matthaus, were roused from sleep by the quake.

“The bed shook, the speaker fell, and dogs barked. That was the first time I experienced that kind of quake here in Olongapo,” he quoted his son as saying. Eroa said he did not notice any damage to their house or community.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), through its website, said the epicenter of the quake was 43 kilometers southeast of San Antonio town in Zambales, with a depth of 85 kilometers.

Phivolcs said the temblor was felt as Intensity 4 in the cities of Pasig, Pasay, Manila, Quezon and Makati; San Mateo town in Rizal; and Obando and Hagonoy towns in Bulacan. Intensity 3 was felt in San Miguel town in Tarlac and Tagaytay City in Cavite. Intensity 2 was felt in Batangas City and Baguio City.

Phivolcs said it was tectonic in origin. No casualty and damage to properties were immediately reported.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/6-0-magnitude-quake-jolts-parts-luzon-metro-manila


-- Thai PBS 2015-01-12

old news....... this happened almost 30 hours ago

English word "Earthquake" Spanish word "Temblor" like "tidal wave" and "tsunami" journalists these days like to

import foreign words to spruce up the article when there is a perfectly good English word.