I. Situation Overview
On 27 July 2022 at 8:43 AM, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted the Municipality of Tayum, Abra (17.64°N, 120.63°E - 003 km N 45°W) with a tectonic origin and a depth of focus of 017 km. The earthquake was also felt in the neighboring municipalities.
Date/Time: 27 Jul 2022 - 8:43:24 AM
Reported Intensities:
Intensity VII - Bucloc and Manabo, Abra
Intensity VI - Vigan City, Sinait, Bantay, San Esteban, Ilocos Sur; Laoac, Pangasinan; Baguio City;
Intensity V - Magsingal and San Juan, Ilocos Sur, Alaminos City and Labrador, Pangasinan; Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya; Mexico, Pampanga; Concepcion, and Tarlac City, Tarlac; City of Manila; City of Malabon
Intensity IV - City of Marikina; Quezon City; City of Pasig; City of Valenzuela; City of Tabuk, Kalinga; Bautista and Malasiqui, Pangasinan; Bayombong and Diadi, Nueva Vizcaya; Guiguinto, Obando, and San Rafael, Bulacan; San Mateo, Rizal
Intensity III - Bolinao, Pangasinan; Bulakan, Bulacan; Tanay, Rizal
Intensity II - General Trias City, Cavite; Santa Rosa City, Laguna
Instrumental Intensities:
Intensity VII - Vigan City
Intensity V - Laoag City, Ilocos Norte; Peñablanca, Cagayan; Dagupan City, Pangasinan; Sinait, Ilocos Sur; Baguio City
Intensity IV - Gonzaga, Cagayan; Baler, Aurora; Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya; Ramos, Tarlac; Ilagan, Isabela; Basista, Pangasinan; Claveria, Cagayan; San Jose, Palayan City and Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija; Madella, Quirino; Tabuk, Kalinga; Santiago City, Isabela
Intensity III - Quezon City; Iba, Zambales; Navotas City, Malabon City, Metro Manila; Magalang & Guagua Pampanga; Bolinao, Sison & Infanta, Pangasinan; Bulakan, San Ildefonso, Guiguinto, Plaridel, and Malolos City, Bulacan; Tarlac City, Tarlac
Intensity II - Dona Remedios Trinidad, Angat & Santa Maria, Bulacan; Tagaytay City, Cavite; Pasig City Metro Manila; Polillo, Gumaca & Infanta, Quezon
Intensity I - Tanay, Taytay, Morong, Antipolo City, Rizal; Marilao,Bulacan; San Juan City, Las Pinas City, Metro Manila; Lucban, Quezon; Subic, Zambales; Mercedes,Camarines Norte; Olongapo City, Zambales; Carmona, Cavite
Expecting Damage: YES
Expecting Aftershocks: YES
Source: DOST-PHIVOLCS Earthquake Bulletin
II. Status of Affected Areas and Population
A total of 155,965 families or 574,107 persons are affected in 1,418 barangays in Regions I, II, and CAR (see Table 1).