Mild Earthquake Hits Mindoro, felt in Metro Manila

[rodsky]

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Magnitude 5.4 - MINDORO, PHILIPPINES

Earthquake Details

* This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude 5.4
Date-Time

* Monday, March 21, 2011 at 10:36:49 UTC
* Monday, March 21, 2011 at 06:36:49 PM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 13.932°N, 120.560°E
Depth 92 km (57.2 miles) set by location program
Region MINDORO, PHILIPPINES
Distances 57 km (35 miles) WNW of Batangas, Luzon, Philippines
87 km (54 miles) SSW of MANILA, Philippines
91 km (56 miles) NW of Calapan, Mindoro, Philippines
103 km (64 miles) SSE of Olongapo, Luzon, Philippines
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 14.4 km (8.9 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST=155, Nph=171, Dmin=937.3 km, Rmss=0.98 sec, Gp= 65°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=9
Source

* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID usc0002804

No damage/casualties have been reported.

-RODION

[reptoid]

Yikes! I know we do get these tremors from time to time, but there's just been so much seismic activity around the world in recent months that one can't help but feel a little bit uneasy.

[ceprince]

are we going to die?

[reptoid]

are we going to die?

No. The dancing tax collectors will save us!

[kryssy123]

felt the quake here in paranaque! nalipong ko kadali oi w/ kulba coz im living sa 11th flr...

[Hammer_and_Sickle]

natural ra na, mag-linog sa pinas, ma-kuyawan ta if mag-snow

[nightzlayer]

Philippine island is located at the so called " Asia's Ring of Fire "... This is the effect of the Super Moon phenomenon..

[sizzlingROBOT]

This is very comforting.

natural ra na, mag-linog sa pinas, ma-kuyawan ta if mag-snow

[tatajhun]

hehe let's be thankful nga wlay damage hehe...

[arvinbenitez]

grabeha ani oi... maygani dili 8.9 ang magnitude kai kong 8.9 pa to, ambot lang jud kong unsai mahetabo sa pilipinas, ambot lang kong maka recover pa ba ta....