2019 Batanes earthquake

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2019 Batanes earthquake
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The Itbayat Church after the earthquakes
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UTC  time2019-07-26 23:38
ISC  event 616091865
USGS-ANSS ComCat
Local date27 July 2019
Local time07:38 PST (Philippine Standard Time)
Magnitude6.0 Mw
Depth43 km (27 mi)
Epicenter 20°48′25″N121°59′10″E / 20.807°N 121.986°E / 20.807; 121.986
Type Strike-slip
Areas affected Batanes, Philippines
Max. intensity PEIS VII (Destructive)

MMI VI (Strong)
TsunamiNo
ForeshocksMw  5.4
Casualties9 dead, 60 injured

The 2019 Batanes earthquake was a magnitude 6.0 earthquake which struck Batanes, Philippines on July 27, 2019. It was preceded by a 5.4 magnitude foreshock. Nine people were killed by the combined effects of the earthquakes.

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Earthquake

The main shock of the earthquake was the 6.0 magnitude earthquake which had a depth of focus of 43 kilometers (27 mi). The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOLCS) earlier recorded the tectonic earthquake as a magnitude 6.4 but later revised their records. [1] [2] The earthquake occurred at 7:38 a.m. (UTC+8) on July 27, 2019, near Itbayat, Batanes. [3]

A noted foreshock [1] of the earthquake was the magnitude 5.4 earthquake which struck the same town at 4:16 a.m. (UTC+8). It had a depth of focus of 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) [4]

One of the stronger aftershocks was a magnitude 5.8 earthquake which occurred at 9:24 a.m. (UTC+8). [5]

Intensity

According to the PHIVOLCS earthquake intensity scale, the earthquake was most felt in the town of Itbayat, Batanes at Intensity VII while the other towns of the same province reported a lesser intensity; Basco at Intensity V, Sabtang and Ivana at Intensity IV. [5] According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake had a maximum intensity of VI or has caused "Strong" shaking according to the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. [6]

Intensity of Magnitude 5.4 Earthquake Event [7]
Intensity

Scale

Location
VIItbayat, Batanes
IVBasco, Ivana & Mahatao, Batanes
IIIUyugan & Sabtang, Batanes
Intensity of Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Event [8]
Intensity

Scale

Location
VIIItbayat, Batanes
VBasco, Ivana & Mahatao, Batanes
IVUyugan & Sabtang, Batanes

No tsunami warning was raised following the main earthquake. [9]

Casualties and damage

At least 9 people were killed and 60 injured due to the earthquakes. [10] The historic Santa Maria de Mayan Church in Itbayat, built in 1888, sustained heavy damage from the earthquake with its bell tower falling off. Several stone houses, [11] two schools, and two health centers were also damaged. [12]

According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), 911 families or 2,963 individuals were affected by the earthquakes. [12] The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on their part made an estimate that the damage caused by the earthquake costed at least ₱292 million. [13]

Response

President Rodrigo Duterte made a visit to Batanes on July 28, 2019, to personally check the situation in the province. [12] He also made a pledge for the government to release ₱40 million for the construction of a new clinic with Duterte citing the uncertainty regarding the integrity of the still functional Itbayat District Hospital which sustained minimal cracks. [14] Then-vice president Leni Robredo also visited the island province. [15]

The NDRRMC also provided tents and other relief goods to people displaced due to earthquake via C-130. Other provinces and private organizations also provided aid to Batanes. [12] The agency also shipped construction materials for new houses meant for the victims of the earthquake. [16]

On August 1, 2019, Batanes was placed under a state of calamity. [17]

China through its embassy in Manila donated ₱10 million as aid following the earthquake. [18]

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