The recent earthquakes that have jolted different parts of the country do not portend a stronger earthquake or the ‘Big One,’ the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.medyo may events kaming nire-record na north of Metro Manila sa area ng Bulacan. Pero this does not constitute na pwede nang mangyari yung the ‘Big One,’”[Translation: If we look at the data for at least the whole year of 2020, we have been recording events north of Metro Manila in the area of Bulacan.
Narag also told CNN Philippines’ Balitaan on Wednesday that they have been recording some events in the north valley fault system, but they still do not see it as indicative of a coming earthquake. He added that they advise local government units and other concerned agencies whenever they observe small consecutive earthquakes in an area that can lead to stronger quakes.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Calatagan Batangas at 7:43 a.m on Christmas day. This was also strongly felt in Metro Manila, and was followed by a number of aftershocks. Magnitude 5.2 earthquakes also jolted Sarangani in Davao Occidental and San Francisco, Quezon on the same day. On December 16, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake also shook Sarangani.
The Philippines lies along an arc of faults around the Pacific Ocean known as the"Ring of Fire," where most of the world’s earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.