Phivolcs Releases Bulletin about the Earthquake in Batangas, August 20, 2025
EARTHQUAKE – The Phivolcs recorded a 5.1 magnitude quake in Batangas today, August 20, 2025. Here are the details.
Following the 4.5 magnitude quake in Batanes a few days ago, 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 Batangas and it has a magnitude of 5.1.
The earthquake that struck Batangas, August 20, 2025, 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 Batangas was located at 13.91°North, 120.80°East – 002 km South 31° West of City Of Calaca. It had a depth of focus of 010 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 in these areas:
Intensity I
- City of Biñan, City of Cabuyao, and City of San Pedro, LAGUNA
- Baco, ORIENTAL MINDORO
Intensity II
- CITY OF MAKATI
- CITY OF MALABON
- Hermosa, BATAAN; Cainta, RIZAL
- City of Calapan, ORIENTAL MINDORO
Intensity III
- QUEZON CITY
- City of Santa Rosa, LAGUNA
- Puerto Galera, ORIENTAL MINDORO
Intensity IV
- Alitagtag, and Cuenca, BATANGAS
- City of Tagaytay, CAVITE
Intensity V
- City of Calaca, BATANGAS
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.