Magnitude 5.7 earthquake jolts Babuyan Islands

Posted by has in , on Saturday, January 14, 2012

Map of the said earthquake in the Philippines on January 15
An earthquake with a Richter scale measurement of magnitude 5.7 struck Babuyan Island Regions, Philippines, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported Sunday.

According to the USGS, the quake hit its epicenter (126 km NNE of Laoag, Luzon, Philippines) at 12:36 a.m. on January 15, 2012. It has a depth of 22.4 km.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), meanwhile, reported a 5.5 magnitude quake which centered at 19.40°N, 121.12°E, the same area identified in the USGS report. However, there has been no additional information about the temblor from Phivolcs as of press time.

There were no immediate reports of causalities and damage from the quake.

The Philippines lies on the "Pacific Ring of Fire" where continental plates collide, causing frequent volcanic activity.

Note: The date of this blog is not the Philippine Standard Time.

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