Manila Earthquake 2010: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon past noon Thursday, state seismologists said. That earthquake caused buildings in Metro Manila to shake for about 30 seconds. Scared workers fled buildings and went out into the streets fearing that buildings may collapse.

Eleanor, a worker in a downtown Manila Hotel said, "The building was shaking back and forth as we were on the 10th floor. We ran down the stairs and outside as we thought it was going to fall on us." No damage is being reported at this time but residents of Manila and bordering Bulacan were clearly shaken. Seismology institute representatives say this size earthquake would not cause significant damage and that the quake was centered near Lubang Island in Mindoro Occidental Province.



That puts the epicenter about 0 miles southwest of Manila. The U.S., Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 6.1 and was at a depth of 21 miles. The last time a major Earthquake hit the Philippines was in 1990 and the 7.1 magnitude quake was responsible for over 2,000 deaths.

The quake was felt at intensity V in Looc, Lubang Island in Occidental Mindoro; intensity IV in Quezon City, Mandaluyong, Makati, and Clark, Pampanga; and intensity II in Bagac, Bataan and Canlubang, Laguna, Phivolcs said.

Aftershocks are expected, although the quake is not expected to generate tsunamis because "it was not too strong," Phivolcs added.

According to a separate report from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake, which occurred at 1:29 p.m., measured at magnitude 6.1, with an epicenter traced off Lubang Island, Occidental Mindoro.

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