A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro and nearby areas Wednesday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.
The tectonic quake hit 11 kilometers (km) northwest of Abra de Ilog at 9:09 a.m. and had a depth of 106 km.
Phivolcs said the reported intensities were:
Intensity V: Lubang, Occidental Mindoro; Calamba City; Calatagan and Calaca, Batangas
Intensity IV: Malvar and Lemery, Batangas; Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro; Mendez, Cavite; Limay, Bataan; Tagaytay City; Manila
Intensity III: Agoncillo, Cuenca, Lipa City and Talisay, Batangas; General Trias City and Dasmarinas, Cavite; Makati, Muntinlupa, Mandaluyong, Pasay, Pasig and Quezon City, Metro Manila; San Pedro, Laguna
Intensity II: Caloocan and Marikina, Metro Manila; Olongapo City, Zambales; Cavite City; Sta. Cruz, Laguna; Taysan, Batangas; Batangas City; Lucena City; Binangonan, Rizal; Dolores and Mulanay, Quezon;
Intensity I: San Mateo, Rizal; San Francisco, Quezon
The following instrumental intensities were also recorded by Phivolcs:
Intensity V: Calatagan, Batangas; Lubang, Occidental Mindoro
Intensity IV: Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro
Intensity III: Carmona, Cavite; Tagaytay City; Muntinlupa; San Jose, Occidental Mindoro; Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro; Quezon City
Intensity II: Calumpit, Marilao, Plaridel and Plaridel, Bulacan; Las Piñas; Malabon; Mandaluyong; Marikina; Pasig; Dolores and Gumaca, Quezon; Olongapo, Zambales
Intensity I: Baler, Aurora; San Jose, Nueva Ecija; Guagua, Pampanga; Infanta, Lopez, Lucban and Polillo, Quezon
Aftershocks are anticipated, but no damage is expected, according to Phivolcs. Jamie Louise Jimeno