6.6-magnitude earthquake leaves cracks, landslides and destroyed homes – Manila Bulletin

Calatagan, Batangas – Cracks appeared in Sitio Putul, Barangay Bagong Selang while a landslide incident was recorded in Barangay Loya, both in this municipality due to the 6.6-magnitude earthquake that occurred at 4:49 am on Saturday morning, Ronald Torres reported, Municipal disaster management and risk reduction officer.

Another incident of landslides was also reported next to the school building being built at Miranda Primary School in Talisay Town, but MDRRMO here believes that the accident was caused by bad weather that uninterruptedly caused torrential rain and loosened the ground.

In the municipality of Taal, new cracks and craters have appeared in the areas of Lagil and Abacay, but the mayor of Taal Fulgencio Mercado cannot yet be sure whether the ground movements are caused by the recent earthquake of Taal volcano and the heavy rains brought by Hurricane Fabian W. The southwest monsoon or the faggots.

A resident is considering his next step after his home in Mindoro suffered some damage due to the recent 6.6-magnitude earthquake that hit Calatagan, Batangas on Saturday morning. (Lubang, Occ. Mindoro LGU / MANILA BULLETIN)

The sewers have been traced to run from Barangay Apacay through Lagile all the way to the Pansipit River in the town of San Nicolas near Lake Taal.

During his inspection Saturday morning, Mayor Mercado urged affected residents to heed the local government’s call for immediate evacuation to prevent further damage and life-threatening as the rain continues.

Local government authorities reported that in the Lubang Island Municipality located in Occidental Mindoro, some apartment buildings in the coastal community were damaged by the earthquake. Lubang Island can be reached by motor boat from Calatagan Port.

Meanwhile, Minister Mark Villar announced that the Department of Public Works and Public Health has deployed teams to assess structural integrity and damage to major infrastructure in Metro Manila, Calabarzon in Mimaroba due to the 6.6-magnitude earthquake.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the 6.6-magnitude earthquake caused at least 100 aftershocks.

Of those aftershocks, Phivolks said 29 were planned or located near the epicenter of the 6.6-magnitude earthquake in Calatagan Municipality in Batangas province.

Phivolks said he felt the quake with a magnitude of 5.5 at 4:57 am. The earthquake caused no tsunami anywhere else along Balayan Bay, Tallinn Bay, and the island municipalities of Lubang in Occidental Mindoro and Tinglui in Batangas.

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