Sunday, May 22, 2011

Earthquake Hits The Philippines on May 21 Judgment Day

A magnitude-5.5 earthquake has hit most areas in the Philippines last night, May 21, at 9:08 p.m - coincides with the end of the world prediction by cult leader Harold Camping.

In a report by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), the earthquake were experienced in the following areas: intensity 5 in Ilagan, Isabela, intensity 4 in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan; Penablanca, Cagayan; Quirino, Isabela; Tumawini, Isabela; Baler, Aurora and intensity 2 in Baguio City; Tabuk, Kalinga.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS), however, measured the earthquake at magnitude-5.3 with a depth of 45.1 kilometers and a distance of 21 km northwest of Ilagan, Isabela, 153 km away from Baguio City and 305 km from Manila.

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