(UPDATE) An earthquake has hit several parts of Manila Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology confirmed.
In a televised interview, Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum said the 6:27 P.M. earthquake registered a magnitude 5.8, its epicenter recorded in Lubang Island.
The earthquake was also personally felt by the staff of Yahoo! Philippines.
Solidum said the earthquake was at Intensity 3 in Quezon City and Makati City.
In a separate
report by United States Geological Survey (USGS), it said the earthquake registered a 5.4 magnitude, its epicenter at least 88 kilometers southwest of Manila.
Solidum said there was no reason for Filipinos to panic, amid growing fears of a local quake disaster. On March 11, Japan listed 8.9-magnitude quake which already left thousands killed and several thousand others missing.
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Siyempre ang paalala lang itong mga lindol na ito ay maliliit pa lamang, kung malalaki dapat paghandaan," said Solidum.
Solidum said the recently felt quake wasn't extraordinary as the Philippines records at least 20 earthquakes a day.
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Hindi pa ito masyadong malakas kasi magnitude 5.7-5.8.
Ang dapat paghandaan malapit sa magnitude 7," he added.
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