The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said there was no casualty nor significant damage recorded in the aftermath of a magnitude 5.2 earthquake that hit Looc, Occidental Mindoro on Saturday midnight, April 29.
However, the residents in the affected areas were advised to stay vigilant as aftershocks are expected, said Diego Agustin Mariano, head of OCD joint information center.
No casualty, significant damage after M5.2 earthquake hits Occidental Mindoro – OCD
Apr 29, 2023 06:23 AM
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The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said there was no casualty nor significant damage recorded in the aftermath of a magnitude 5.2 earthquake that hit Looc, Occidental Mindoro on Saturday midnight, April 29.
(Courtesy of Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology / Phivolcs)
However, the residents in the affected areas were advised to stay vigilant as aftershocks were expected, said Diego Agustin Mariano, head of OCD joint information center.
“[There was] no reported damages and casualties as of reporting time,” Mariano said in a disaster media bulletin.
He said the OCD in Mimaropa (Region 4B) and concerned local disaster risk reduction and management offices (DRRMOs) were directed to coordinate and monitor any significant developments including aftershocks.
Mimaropa covers the provinces of Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan.
The earthquake struck at 12 a.m. and its epicenter was located 19 km southeast of Looc town. It had a depth of focus of 74 km and was tectonic in origin.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) downgraded the temblor’s magnitude from 5.5 to 5.2, and verified its exact origin from Calintaan town to Looc.