Latest Philippine earthquake reveals tectonic complexity Posted on
Mario Aurelio, Director of the University of the Philippines National Institute of Geological Sciences, Mahar Lagmay, Executive Director, University of the Philippines Resilience Institute-Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards Center (@nababaha), John Agustin Escudero, Structural Geology and Tectonics Laboratory at the University of Philippines National Institute of Geological Sciences, Sandra Catugas, Structural Geology and Tectonics Laboratory at the University of Philippines National Institute of Geological Sciences
Citation: Aurelio, M., Lagmay, M., Escudero, J. A., and Catugas, S., 2021, Latest Philippine earthquake reveals tectonic complexity, Temblor, http://doi.org/10.32858/temblor.191
A magnitude-6.6 earthquake struck the island of Luzon, Philippines, at 4:47 a.m. local time on Saturday, July 24 (data from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, or PHIVOLCS). The epicenter was located off the coast of the Calatagan Peninsula in the province of Batangas, some 100 kilometers southwest of the capital city of Manila. About 10 minutes later, a magnitude-5.7 aftershock occurred in approximately the same location. As expected, aftershocks have continued to rock the region. Damages were minimal, though the region is currently besieged by torrential rains from seasonal monsoons and typhoons, which are causing floods and landslides.