A magnitude-5.8 quake rocked parts of Luzon, including parts of Metro Manila, Monday night, a day after a magnitude-6.1 quake hit Northern Luzon.
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology head Renato Solidum Jr. said the quake was recorded at 6:36 p.m., and was tectonic.
Our estimate is that the quake was magnitude 5.8, about 34 km underground. We estimate the epicenter to be at Lubang Island, Solidum said in an interview on the newscast.
Citing initial reports reaching him, he said the quake was felt in Manila, Quezon City and Makati City. He said the quake was not connected with the magnitude-6.1 quake that hit Northern Luzon Sunday.
Solidum said Sunday's quake stemmed from the Manila Trench while Monday's quake was traced to the Lubang Fault.
The United States Geological Survey measured the quake at magnitude 5.4, and estimated the epicenter at 57 km west-northwest of Batangas; 88 km south-southwest of Manila; or 90 km northwest of Calapan, Mindoro.
Separate reports on dzBB said the quake was felt in Manila, Quezon City, Taguig, Batangas, and Mindoro.
On the other hand, the Phivolcs website was not immediately accessible, with visitors getting an error message. - KBK, GMA News
Source: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/215831/nation/phivolcs-magnitude-58-quake-hits-luzon
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