Magnitude 4.7 quake strikes Zambales, felt in Metro Manila

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2502520" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATED)</strong> — A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Zambales province and was felt in parts of Metro Manila and neighboring areas on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. </p><p>The tectonic quake&#x27;s epicenter was 13 kilometers northeast of Masinloc town. It hit at a depth of 24 kilometers at 12:21 p.m., according to Phivolcs&#x27; second bulletin.</p><p>The tremor could cause damage, state seismologists warned. </p><div><strong>INTENSITY </strong></div><p>The quake was felt at a &quot;moderately strong&quot;    Intensity 4 in Alaminos and Binalonan in Pangasinan and San Fernando, Pampanga. </p><p>A shaking this strong is felt generally by people indoors and by some people outdoors and its vibration is felt like the passing of a heavy truck, said Phivolcs.</p><p>Here are the other reported intensities, according to Phivolcs.</p><ul>	<li>Intensity III - Quezon City; Mandaluyong; Taguig; Infanta, Aguilar, and Villasis, Pangasinan</li>	<li>Intensity II - Makati; Baguio City; Bacnotan, La Union; Bolinao, Calasiao, and Santa Barbara, Pangasinan; Dagupan City; Bocaue, Bulacan; Bamban, Tarlac</li>	<li>Intensity I - Metro Manila; Malabon; City of Manila; Marikina City; Navotos; Pasay City; Pateros; Santa Maria, Bulacan​</li></ul><div><strong>DASOL FAULT</strong></div><p>Phivolcs Director Teresito Bacolcol told ABS-CBN&#x27;s TeleRadyo that the &quot;shallow&quot; earthquake most likely occurred in the Dasol fault near Zambales.</p><p>Bacolcol said the Dasol fault is an existing fault included in their map. He described it as an &quot;active&quot; fault where earthquakes are expected &quot;from time to time.&quot;</p><p>But geologists are also looking into an &quot;unnamed fault,&quot; said Charmaine Villamil, Phivolcs senior science research specialist.</p><p>Just last week, the Philippines conducted its first-quarter nationwide simultaneous <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/09/23/unang-earthquake-drill-ngayong-taon-isinagawa" target="_blank">earthquake drill</a>.</p><p>Quakes are a daily occurrence in the Philippines, which sits along the Pacific &quot;Ring of Fire&quot;, an arc of intense seismic as well as volcanic activity that stretches from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/02/13/17/safety-first-what-to-do-when-a-deadly-quake-strikes">Safety first: What to do when a deadly quake strikes</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/-depth/03/14/11/what-should-you-do-during-earthquake">What should you do during an earthquake?</a></li></ul><div> </div><div><strong> — With reports from Rowegie Abanto, ABS-CBN News; Agence France-Presse </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gLCdNvjRuo0?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Zambales province and was felt in parts of Metro Manila and neighboring areas on Thursday, Phivolcs said. 

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Magnitude 4.7 quake strikes Zambales, felt in Metro Manila

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Published Mar 16, 2023 12:55 PM PHT

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Updated Mar 16, 2023 02:47 PM PHT

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