How do we know if your place is located in the fault line?

How do we know if your place is located in the fault line?

To determine the distance of your current location to the nearest fault, turn on your gadget’s tracking device. Click the “VFS Fault Nearest You” or “Active Fault Nearest You”. You may click on “Active Fault Based on Location” tab if you want to know the distance of a Barangay to the nearest active fault.

Is San Mateo Rizal part of fault line?

“The East Valley Fault covers several barangays in Rodriguez and San Mateo, Rizal. Ten kilometers lang ito. Estimated magnitude [of an earthquake] based on its length will be magnitude 6.2. The West Valley Fault has a length of 100 kilometers and may create a magnitude 7.2 quake.

What are the places included in East Valley Fault?

The Valley Fault System is a dextral strike-slip type fault that traverses primarily in the eastern portion of Metro Manila and other provinces such as Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, and Laguna that sums up to a total length of 146.71 kilometers.

How far from fault line is safe?

But first, what is considered a safe distance from a fault line? PhiVolcs recommends avoiding construction within five meters on each side of a fault trace. This is equivalent to a total width of 10 meters. This is considered the ideal “10-meter wide no-build zone” in the vicinity of a fault.

Is Antipolo safe from fault line?

The lot offered to the Senate is at the geographical center of Antipolo, which is “safe from calamities” and not a threat from dangerous flood and earthquake, unlike in the Taguig which is near the West Valley Fault System, Ynares said.

Where are the fault lines in Makati City?

According to Phivolcs, the “Big One” – projected to be a magnitude-7.2 earthquake which may occur in our lifetime – could strike once the West Valley Fault moves. The West Valley Fault cuts through a part of the eastern part of Makati City occupied by barangays (villages) Comembo, East Rembo, Pembo, and Rizal.

How big is the EVF fault in Rizal?

The EVF is about 10-km long and traverses the municipalities of Rodriguez and San Mateo in Rizal Province. This fault can generate an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 that may result to a very destructive ground shaking, with intensity VIII on the PHILVOCS Earthquake Intensity Scale (PEIS), in the epicentral area.

Where are the west and East Valley Fault Lines?

The West and East Valley Fault System span from Angat, Bulacan all the way down to Carmona, Cavite and Calamba, Laguna and is the most feared event that could hit Metro Manila in case the fault system moves as it may cause larger than 7.0 magnitude earthquake.

Where is the Red Line on the fault line?

As of the time of this writing, it has been 356 years ago and is well within the potential period of its movement. The photo above is a snapshot along the area of Muntinlupa and San Pedro, Laguna where the red line is a part of the West Valley Fault Line.