Quake bogs down Digitel cable, disrupts Internet services
By Tonette Orejas - Inquirer
The telephone company Digitel reported experiencing an "international cable break," which disrupted Internet services on Tuesday, but was validating if this was related to the 3.2 magnitude earthquake that shook Central Luzon and Metro Manila at 11:24 a.m.
Digitel field personnel are doing restoration work in the meantime, according to the company's customer service unit.
Officials of the Office of Civil Defense and Regional Disaster Coordinating Council said they have not received reports of injuries or property damage because of the earthquake.
The quake's epicenter was 22 kilometers northeast of Olongapo City at a depth of 13 kilometers, a report from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
The earthquake was felt at Intensity 4 in Subic, Zambales; Intensity 3 in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga; cities of Makati, Pasig and Manila; and Subic Bay Freeport outside Olongapo City.
It was Intensity 2 at the Clark Freeport in Pampanga and Cabuyao in Laguna and Intensity 1 in Quezon City.
The magnitude measures the level of seismic energy released by the earthquake while intensity refers to the observable effects of the earthquake on the ground.
A 3.2 magnitude earthquake is considered minor -- it is felt but it causes minimal damage. According to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale, Intensity 1 means people hardly feel the movement. Intensity 2 means people feel the movement if they are at rest or on the upper floors of a building. Intensity 3 means people indoors feel movement and hanging objects would swing back and forth, but people outdoors would hardly feel any movement.
Dr. Renato Solidum, Phivolcs chief, said the earthquake was not volcanic in origin.
The telephone company Digitel reported experiencing an "international cable break," which disrupted Internet services on Tuesday, but was validating if this was related to the 3.2 magnitude earthquake that shook Central Luzon and Metro Manila at 11:24 a.m.
Digitel field personnel are doing restoration work in the meantime, according to the company's customer service unit.
Officials of the Office of Civil Defense and Regional Disaster Coordinating Council said they have not received reports of injuries or property damage because of the earthquake.
The quake's epicenter was 22 kilometers northeast of Olongapo City at a depth of 13 kilometers, a report from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
The earthquake was felt at Intensity 4 in Subic, Zambales; Intensity 3 in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga; cities of Makati, Pasig and Manila; and Subic Bay Freeport outside Olongapo City.
It was Intensity 2 at the Clark Freeport in Pampanga and Cabuyao in Laguna and Intensity 1 in Quezon City.
The magnitude measures the level of seismic energy released by the earthquake while intensity refers to the observable effects of the earthquake on the ground.
A 3.2 magnitude earthquake is considered minor -- it is felt but it causes minimal damage. According to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale, Intensity 1 means people hardly feel the movement. Intensity 2 means people feel the movement if they are at rest or on the upper floors of a building. Intensity 3 means people indoors feel movement and hanging objects would swing back and forth, but people outdoors would hardly feel any movement.
Dr. Renato Solidum, Phivolcs chief, said the earthquake was not volcanic in origin.
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