Three buildings of Ateneo de Manila University stand on the West Valley Fault

The Greater Metro Manila Area (GMMA) Risk Analysis Project (RAP) showed that a 7.2 magnitude earthquake along the West Valley Fault may cause the death of 37,054 people and may cause up to P2.4 trillion in damages.

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) director Renato Solidum added that powerful earth quake like that could also injure 16,000 people.

“A magnitude 7.2 and 6.5 earthquakes along the West Valley Fault can cause severe damage to Metro Manila,” Solidum said at the project launch at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Quezon City yesterday.

The study estimated the risks for three hazard types – flood, earthquake and severe wind. The towns of Rodriguez, Angono, Cainta, and Taytay and the city of Antipolo in Rizal were included in the study.

Also Philvolcs found out that three buildings of Ateneo de Manila University stand on the West Valley Fault.

You can view the comprehensive risk assessment maps covering the Greater Metro Manila Area on www.geoportal.gov.ph.

Philippines 7.1 Earthquake 20 Dead

Centra Philippines was struck by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake early Tuesday. Reports said that 20 people are dead and 33 are missing.

Buildings were crumbled and people are sent panicking into the streets. At least 15 were killed in Cebu city, 4 killed in Bohol and 1 died in Siquijor Maj. Reynaldo Balido said.

Most of those killed were hit by falling rubble, the Philippines News Agency reported.

At least 33 people were missing, and authorities were checking into reports of people trapped in collapsed buildings in Cebu and Bohol, the agency reported.

The quake was centered about 385 miles (619 kilometers) south-southeast of Manila, near Catigbian, and its depth was 12 miles (20 kilometers), according to the U.S. Geological Survey said.