Phivolcs Releases Bulletin about the Earthquake in Masbate, August 27, 2024
EARTHQUAKE – The Phivolcs recorded a 5.0 magnitude quake in Masbate, August 27, 2024. Here are the details.
Following the 5.7 magnitude quake in Northern Samar yesterday, another significant quake was recently recorded by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) in another province. According to the agency, the quake recently hit Masbate and it has a magnitude of 5.0.
The earthquake that struck Masbate, Wednesday, August 27, 2024, was tectonic in origin. A tectonic quake is a shaking which is a product when the Earth’s crust breaks because of the geological forces on the rocks and the adjoining plates which result to chemical and physical changes.
According to Phivolcs, the earthquake that hit a part of Masbate was located at 12.52°North, 123.61°East – 015 km South 23° West of Monreal. It had a depth of focus of 009 kilometers.
Phivolcs stated in its bulletin that damages are expected from the said quake as well as aftershocks. According to the quake-recording agency, the following intensities were recorded:
Intensity I
- Lope de Vega, NORTHERN SAMAR
Intensity II
- Cataingan, Mandaon, Palanas, and Pio V. Corpus, MASBATE
- Allen, Capul, Lavezares, San Antonio, San Isidro, and Victoria, NORTHERN SAMAR
Intensity III
- Aroroy, Baleno, Claveria, Dimasalang, Milagros, Mobo, and Uson, MASBATE
- San Vicente, NORTHERN SAMAR
- Almagro, and Tagapul-an, SAMAR
Intentsity IV
- Monreal, Batuan, and San Fernando, MASBATE
Intensity V
- City of Masbate, MASBATE
Earthquakes can hardly be predicted accurately as most experts in the field agree on. Thus, most countries really make sure that they have a bureau or an organization that monitors a quake incident across their nation.
Quakes can happen in land and underwater. In the case of the latter, it can trigger tsunami thus quake-recording agencies are also often the one that monitors tsunami threats. They are the bodies releasing advisories whenever there are threats of tsunami following a strong quake shaking the land in the coastal area or underwater.
On land, quakes can result to damages and loss of lives thus it is important to be aware of the earthquake safety tips to reduce the risk of damages and loss of lives by knowing what to do.