UTC time | 2019-04-22 09:11:09 |
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ISC event | 615412757 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | April 22, 2019[1] |
Local time | 5:11:09 pm (PST)[1] |
Duration | 27 seconds |
Magnitude | 6.1 Mwp[1] |
Depth | 21.8 km (13.5 mi) |
Epicenter | 14°59′N 120°21′E / 14.99°N 120.35°E San Marcelino, Zambales (18km east of Castillejos, Zambales) |
Type | Strike-slip[2] |
Areas affected | Central Luzon, Metro Manila, Calabarzon |
Total damage | PHP 539 million (US$10.5 million)[3] |
Max. intensity | [4] |
Tsunami | None |
Landslides | Mt. Tapungso, Zambales[5] |
Aftershocks | 1,049 (16 felt) (as of May 1, 2019)[3] |
Casualties | 18 dead; 3 missing; 256 injured[3] |
On April 22, 2019, at 5:11:09 p.m. (PST), an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1Mw [6] struck the island of Luzon in the Philippines, leaving at least 18 dead, three missing and injuring at least 256 others. Despite the fact that the epicenter was in Zambales, most of the damage to infrastructure occurred in the neighboring province of Pampanga, which suffered damage to 29 buildings and structures.[7]
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