Around lunchtime today, my officemates and I all suddenly thought we were going dizzy, realizing a few moments later that we were already feeling an earthquake.
The US Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program pegs the quake at Magnitude 6.0, with the epicenter at 16.037°N, 119.906°E, Northwest of Manila.
Firing up Google Maps and keying in the coordinates, the epicenter is roughly at the green arrow shown here:
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The quake is some 45 km west of Dagupan City. Hope everyone’s fine up there in Pangasinan.
3 responses so far ↓
1 Prudence // Nov 27, 2007 at 1:37 pm
Imagine, I thought the ground was shaking because of a moving crane in a nearby warehouse. LOL. But I hope the earthquake didn’t do that much damage in Pangasinan, where the epicenter is.
2 cocoy // Nov 27, 2007 at 1:41 pm
yep. hope everyone’s fine. guess we’ll know in a few hours or so.
3 chase // Dec 5, 2007 at 9:36 am
We heard about the earthquake there. Good thing no one is hurt!
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