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hearthy santiago says:
May 22, 2015 at 8:19 am

Can u tell me what is the exact street in industrial valley in marikina is in danger so that we can talk to them personally and give some advice. Thank you. I really appreciate your response.

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tulisanes says:

i included the old and new trace faults in alternating presentation. as the 2015 version is color-coded, please note that red lines mean trace is certain; orange lines mean trace is approximate; and purple means trace of fissure. however, for the lines in the industrial valley area, it seems the common trace is approximate.

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noemi says:
May 20, 2015 at 10:51 am (Edit)

Good day sir,

Kasama po ba ang Carmona Estates sa brgy. Lantic sa tatamaan ng fault line? kung kasama po, ano pong area sa subdivision ang tatamaan? And are those remaining area which is 10 mtrs away from danger zone are consider safe to fault line? Your reply to my query is much highly appreciated sir…

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tulisanes says:

this can be my last interaction till i updated the maps. your present situation is this…

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Chasays:
May 12, 2015 at 4:35 pm

Hi! I was led to your blog as I was looking up fault lines.. I checked your maps and I can’t find our area in Laguna. I can’t toggle/move the map either.. Is it safe to say that we are “considerably” far from the fault line? Our place is located in Elvinda Village 3 blocks from National Road (4th St./Amarillo St.). I’m just quite worried because the ground below us seems to be receding and the walls have small cracks on them that wasn’t there around 2-3years ago.. I thought the soil recession was due to the floodings but I still am worried. May I have your opinion about this? Thanks!

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tulisanes says:

if i pinned your village correctly, it appears to stay clear of those areas on the left and below with the short cracks (in red). but then again, there is a chance of error that the cracks weren’t totally all accounted for, or are maybe new that such new cracks developed since phivolcs mapped out the metro for fault lines several years ago…. i don’t know, but one thing is sure, the general area is riddled with multiple short cracks that new ones appearing and adding to the cluster in sporadic, scattered fashion as to reach your area is not unthinkable. i suggest that you conduct an informal survey of residents and see if they also experience what you’re experiencing with the ground and the walls of the house. if others do, then please contact phivolcs to get an expert assessment of your situation.

…i would like to add that if your house is relatively new,  having some hairline cracks on the walls is normal, so says my architect friend. it happens as the weight of structures of the house is pulled down by gravity and settles. same thing with receding ground, specially if the “tambak” process did not have sufficient time to settle optimally. if this seems so, go seek advice from a licensed architect or structural or civil engineer.

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Pengsays:
March 30, 2015 at 6:46 pm

flyshadowsoarsays:
March 30, 2015 at 6:23 pm

Hello. Is San Jose del Monte, Bulacan part of the West Valley fault? If yes, what part of SJDM would be affected? I was trying to find it on Google but the maps are vague, so I’ve figured I’ll just ask here. Thanks.

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tulisanes says:

what’s this, “he says what she says?” or “she says what he says?” (just who’s wearing the pants?) or you two thought by teaming up you can persuade me, huh? well, you did. here…

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Tinasays:
March 5, 2015 at 9:53 pm

Thank you for the very informative site. It must’ve been very tedious to do this research and kudos to your patience and passion.

Double check ko lang po, Sir, South of Market, BGC which lies on 11th Ave. cor. 26th St. Saw it highlighted on your MV Fault System, Philvocs. Is it really on the 26th? SoMa is a 39-floor high rise condo and we’re looking to invest on it as well as live in.

Your response will be highly appreciated, thank you very much.

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tulisanes says:

Yes, it has been very tedious doing the maps. halfway through, it became nerve-wracking. with piecing together the google maps, imagine having to spend at least 4 hours a day, everyday for one month and a half to assemble several kilometers long of the fault line? well, i didn’t have to but nobody was doing it. in time THAT became reason enough  …the corner of 26th and 11th avenues you mentioned is about 0.89 kms. from the nearest section of the west valley fault.

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Yaninasays:
December 21, 2014 at 5:14 pm

Hello. I would like to commend you for coming up with this very informative, if a bit disconcerting website. You have really put in a lot of time and effort to this endeavor and I salute you.

In the maps that you provided, I can’t quite make out where FTI complex is vis-a-vis the fault line. I hope you can help me figure it out as there is a residential development I am looking at there. Thank you and more power!

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tulisanes says:

running from montalban in the north-east, the west valley fault seems to stop or disappear about halfway between the blocks of 8th and 9th streets on maria rodriguez tinga avenue in taguig and to resurface and continue again from the sucat thermal power plant nearly 7 kilometers away. fti complex would be not far away from where the faultline disappeared from the radar, so to speak.

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Raquel resuellosays:
January 12, 2015 at 1:51 am

Sir, is Ridgeview 2 in Tunasan near Victoria Homes lying on a faultline? Thank you so much for your reply.

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tulisanes says:

‘am having a hard time locating ridgeview 2. however, this is the best i can come up with for you to know where exactly the west valley fault lurks in the general vicinity.

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Kryzsays:
January 5, 2015 at 11:42 am

Hi Sir I’d like to get your expertise if our place in Libertad st. Mandaluyong is near or far from the fault line? We live in a condo at California Gardens. We are also planning to move in Marcos Highway near Masinag (Maries Village) mid this year, though if this place is far more dangerous to move to we might stay where we are right now. Appreciate on your help on this one.

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tulisanes says:

maries village 2 may be 5 kilometers far from the east valley fault, but it appears to be in the direct path if mother nature decides to extend that mean rip on the earth…

…whereas, california gardens where you are now is about 2.3 kilometers from the nearest section of the west valley fault.

 …but if so happens you on the high rise unit now, that is another matter to consider when the condo starts swinging and swaying when the BIG ONE begins rumbling.

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abiesays:
August 30, 2014 at 1:39 pm

hi! nice informative site you have here. we are planning to buy a lot in dona rosario bayview subdivision in sucat muntinlupa, just want to know if it sits on top of the fault line. thanks in advance for the response!

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tulisanes says:

in between one end of the fault in taguig (upper right) and the other end in the sucat thermal plant area (lower left), if you connect the red lines representing the west valley fault, you’re bound to run right smack into dona rosario bayview subdivision. now i don’t know if this seeming method of connecting the dots is scientific, but common sense for me dictates that this should indicate the POTENTIAL for a fault line to be. it does not appear now, but when (not if) the fault moves, the cracks might just get bigger and connect these two ends of the faultline that look as if they just terminated abruptly!

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P. Andradasays:
August 11, 2014 at 4:33 pm

Hi,

I’m planning to build a small house i Gold Street in Filinvest 2 subdivision,
Is it safe to live there and how many kilometers is that place from the fault line?
And what kind of house that can survive the 7.2 magnitude of earthquake? My e-mail is
xxxxx_316ca@yahoo.com.

Thank you and more power.

P. Andrada

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tulisanes says:

kindly warn the occupants of those row of houses near the bend of gold street, and the others also who have no clue that the faultline when (not if) it moves can shred their houses like dry crackers. as for your other questions, i recommend a structural engineer who may have real answers as regards how to defy mother nature.

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Noelsays:
July 22, 2014 at 5:01 am

Sir how about po sa may Tagaytay Road, Barandal, Calamba Laguna? My wife and I are planning to get a retirement house in the area.

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Ivysays:
July 20, 2014 at 2:02 am

Sir I’m from Soldiers Hills Village in Putatan.Abot po ba kami ng fault line?Phase 3 na po kami sa likod ng Ayala Village.And yung school ng anak ko sa Jaysonville Subd.sa Christ the King sa Putatan din po malapit sa muntinlupa national road.May fault line din po ba dun?

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tulisanes says:

soldiers hills phase 3 where you live is about 7 km. from the nearest faultline. but the christ the king area of putatan (can’t locate jaysonville) where the unnamed school of your son is located along the national road –if correct– seems to be surrounded by trace faults.

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Mrs. Dizonsays:
July 4, 2014 at 1:35 pm

Sir,

Thank you for your effort in spreading awareness and for patiently answering the questions of those who have read your article.

I just want to know if you have any information on the areas where landslides are likely to happen. I live in filinvest two, my kids go to school in don vicente street, and my folks live in penafrancia street in payatas. I am very concerned about the possibility of landslide in our area because of the steep roads and slopes. Please advise if that is a threat, aside from the possible collapse of structures and fire in our area.

Additional information will be highly appreciated.

Thank you.

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tulisanes says:

where you live raises a flag. i just hope your house is not in the deadly path of the faultline that runs through filinvest 2…

…while the streets you referred for your kids and parents lie far from the same fault. however, you mentioned your fear of the possibility of landslide. though not a scope of this blog, i believe you will find the ANSWER here, provided the people running the PHILIPPINE GEOPORTAL can get their act together and make the site functional and running and quit hiding behind why theirs’s still a “beta” version (as of 7/17/2014).

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rose espanolasays:
July 7, 2014 at 8:03 am

Thanks for the alarming information. this would be of great help for the awareness and preparedness of Filipinos. my question is since the fault will traverse from Binan, Laguna to Tagaytay, how far is the fault line from Laguna Technopark Sta, Rosa, Laguna? will it cross the Adventist University of the Philippines?
thanks and God bless.

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tulisanes says:

i can just give my humble opinion. though i’m no geologist, my take on the question “if the fault  will cross the adventist university of the philippines” is possibly. the trace fault in red thin lines show a pattern of direction. given a sufficient amount of stress put on the earth as generated by a strong magnitude earthquake, that same pattern of direction can continue in a hit or close-call miss of the university. i guess there is no way to be sure. but then i can always be wrong, of course, about the fault extending beyond its identified location. so go ask phivolcs instead for better peace of mind.

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Nick Limbacosays:

July 8, 2014 at 2:52 pm

Good day tulisanes. My kids study in Paref Southridge school near Asya Enclaves(along West Service road – SLEX) and Alabang 400(New Alabang Hills Village) in Don Jesus blvd. This school has 2 buildings with about 4 floors each. An officer there claims that the school campus lies on top of a solid adobe rock which gives him confidence that probably the building structure can withstand a 7.2 earthquake magnitude. About 1000 students and personnel dwell in those buildings on school days. I believe this school is close to the faultline. I am afraid of a major isolation in the area as the faultine crosses SLEX and a petroleum pipeline travels along the West service road, a recipe for disaster. I believe though, red Cross Muntinlupa is drawing up plans of potential exit points if isolation happens due to a major earthquake. From your observation, will the school building collapse in an uneventful “Big One” ? What about Intercity Homes, which is practically beside Southridge School, can it handle a 7.2? Maraming salamat !

ellipsiseclipsesays:
July 10, 2014 at 2:26 pm

What about Hillsborough, Alabang Hills?

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• AnnGeesays:

  Hi !
  Just wanna ask lang po.. We live in AVOCADO ST. COMEMBO MAKATI CITY
  Are we near to the fault line .. Please Reply. Thanks ! Its been bothering me for days na. i dont know what to do. My faith is stronger than my fear but still I wanna know for my son. thanks….

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liezyl tenasays:

June 26, 2014 at 2:17 pm

hi,i live in sugartown subdivision batasan hills qc near filinvest 2.we live in a 3rd floor apartment,can u pls tel me if r place is nr the fault line so i can transfer my family to a safer ground.we got scared bec of the earthquake last night.ur response wil b highly appreciated.thank u so much

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marlenesays:

June 17, 2014 at 3:13 pm

How about Nova Scotia st. Loyola grand villa Marikina

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Judith Paglicawansays:
June 18, 2014 at 1:26 am

Greetings!

Are our houses in Guadalupe Nuevo and BF Resort Vilage, Las Pinas near or will be affected by this fault line?

Thank you.

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Judith Paglicawansays:

June 18, 2014 at 1:35 am

Just to complete the address where our house sits, Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati City.

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tulisanes says:

hi judith,

persistence pays off, sometimes.  😉

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Brycesays:

June 23, 2014 at 5:54 am

Thank you very much for this info. Would you be able to help me on checking if Paranaque is also under a fault line? I am planning to buy a low rise condo there. Have tried using the maps and unfortunately I can’t seem to check and get my answer by myself (I admit I am not good in using maps, my apologies.) This is the exact location ==> https://www.google.com.sg/maps/place/Asteria+Residences+DMCI+Homes/@14.468638,121.004571,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x3397ce6eb4409895:0x96e27258853a2a21

Appreciate your advise. Thanks in advance.

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tulisanes says:

bryce,

normally, i’d charge you for the service (depends on my mood). but this time i want you to remember me next time you use the atm and the machine at the end of the transaction asks you to DONATE P5.00 (or whatever amount). now do so & consider us even. okay? 😉

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Ronsays:

May 21, 2014 at 2:43 pm

Hi i will buy a lot in yakal st. Posadas village sucat muntinlupa city. No bad history there except for my worry that is on or close the fault line. Please help me. Is it near it?

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tulisanes says:

ron, i can’t say for sure since since no visual representation of the west valley fault (red line and dashes) is found in your immediate vicinity. however, on assessment of a pattern from a macro viewpoint, the path of the west valley fault as shown below appears to cross your general vicinity. it is notable that the fault breaks out in scattered multiple faults just about where they appear and begin in the sucat power plant area. it is best to consult phivolcs to really know for sure.

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EMDLsays:
March 29, 2014 at 1:34 am

Hi Tulisanes. I have been trying to check if the condominium project we recently bought sits near the fault line. It was really a relief that I found your site. Can we check with you if the Lumiere Towers of DMCI in Shaw and Pasig Blvd. is near the fault? What your opinion of the location?

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tulisanes says…

you’re safe as long as your condo is built strong with expert help from a structural engineer, and it doesn’t sit right smack on a faultline. of course, your safety under these conditions are feasible only theoretically. for when the dreaded 7.2 magnitude hits, anything can happen, which can go against the expectation of experts. perhaps all these depend on how much faith you put on the structural strength of your condo as designed by some unknown or famous engineer. or if the reputation of the developer rides well with you. but here’s one thing that you can bet can happen at the least —your condo will start swaying. even if it doesn’t buckle, can your beating heart skip a beat and survive the experience? these videos of skyscrapers swaying during an earthquake are enough to make anyone decide a quick answer.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=swaying+skyscrapers+earthquake

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marsha torrescommented on .

in response to tulisanes:

i did some quick checking on google map with a top view of legaspi village seen with the nearest faultline section –well, it’s far. the fault trace would be about twice the distance from legaspi village to the ubiquitous EDSA by way of j.p. rizal (main street parallel to pasig river). or, it is the […]

Pls share or I will share this in my facebook thanks for d info

I live in makati near d makati municipal hall JP Rizal main road are we safe here tnx pls send me an email I’m always go to church daily n light 12 candles n pray..sir we r here in JP Rizal street main road near d makati cthall are we affected…before yrs back we have experienced d ruby tower earthquake 7.2 I think remember po.

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tulisanes says…

your area j.p. rizal near makati municipal hall is about 4.24 km away from the nearest faultline at C-5 bridge. but please, understand that though having the faultline beneath your house is in no uncertain terms deadly, destructive, dangerous, and SUICIDE, to be far away from the fault but your house is structurally a death trap, like fragile matchsticks stacked to look like a house, then you are no better off. just imagine the roof above you collapsing if your house is old and not structurally stable, or if it was constructed without the input and expertise or advise of a civil or structural engineer.

the truth is, everywhere in metro manila the fatal effects of a 7.2 magnitude earthquake will be felt and experienced. each one’s chances of survival will depend a lot on the strength of the house, building, or any structure he or she is in when (not if, as philvolcs always points out) the marikina valley fault line system finally moves.

Daphne Cowper says:

• December 26, 2013 at 7:39 am

  I have checked your map quite a few times but I cannot seem to tell, it being too small for me. Soliven III if I remember right is very close to Paraguay Street and is also the main street when going to the other side of the village, the part towards Tumana. I am hoping you could help me with this.

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tulisanes says…

i hope you find your house in the snapshot below. what i noticed is there is no soliven III on the satellite map (must be a typo error somewhere). but i found paraguay st. and also encircled all soliven sts, nearby.

listen, go let the chips fall where they may. it may take time to sink in. but only after acceptance of the situation can one make important meaningful decisions.

take it from phivolcs, who says the west valley fault moving is a question of when not if; who also says that the west valley fault moving NOW is long overdue. the study on the fault in 2004 says 36,000 may die should the fault move; the latest 2013 AusAid Hazard Maps Study upgraded the number to 37,000. it’s a sword of damocles hanging over our heads that can keep us worrying forever. maybe it will move in our lifetime; maybe not. as always, the saying holds true: “if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.” this may be the most important decision you will ever make –beginning with consulting a structural engineer to determine how strong your house will be against a 7.2 magnitude earthquake.

God bless you, and may He keep you and your family safe!

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  jessica says:

Hi there!

Thank you for sharing these information to us especially the maps. But I can’t seem to find the place where our charity village for the abandoned children is proposed to be build. We are really concerned.

I am using google earth now, and there seems to be that light blue line, that indicates the fault system. I would like to visit Philvocs as well in the very near future regarding our concern.

But for now, if ever you can help me, as this are the coordinates more or less of where the site is, 14.746912, 121.156078 . It is in San Isidro, Montalban, Rizal, around 500 meters northeast from Avilon Zoo.

If the area is high risk, or that there are things that we should be aware of, anything that can enlighten us before we start building.

We have work hard and still working to get the finances and sponsorship for this Charity village and we want our children safe as possible.

I hope you can help me in this research, any information will be appreciate. Thank you so much and have a great day.

Kindest regards.

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tulisanes says…

your coordinates that show the proposed location of charity village is right smack in the middle of the west and east valley trace faults. though it seems from either side of charity village the faultlines are very far away to be worried about –well, if we’re talking about the distance from one faultline only, that is far. but two faultlines that i’d say are relatively near each other MAY have interaction with one another during ground movement.

i don’t mean to scare. if i’m doing it, blame it to my overactive imagination. but i can’t help comparing the image below to a hanging bridge, where i liken the land mass between the two trace faults to the mid-section of a bridge. with ground cracks on one end and another ground cracks on the other end, should there be the predicted 7.2 magnitude quake, these two ends may, for lack of a better word, “snap” and the land mass drops, or slides vertically, or the cracks spread and become numerous in between the two faultlines.

i don’t know. I’M NOT AN EXPERT. the whiz kids from philvolcs should have the answer to questions on the safety factor. i’m just here to help locate the faultlines with regard to the coordinates you gave me. i hope i helped!

good luck and God bless your good heart!

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  maggie says:

September 11, 2012 at 2:50 pm

Many thanks Tulisanes for your hard effort doing this it can help many filipino like me live in Marikina and be aware about this Marikina Valey Faultline also for those people looking for a good site to build their Homes or Bussiness. By the way is this 2 safe from Marikina Valley Faultline?

St. Scholastica’s Academy Marikina
14.652519, 121.117028

COSMOS WareHouse Marikina
14.654572, 121.113514‎
+14° 39′ 16.46″, +121° 6′ 48.65″

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tulisanes  says:

both your coordinates are here…

 …while the marikina valley faultline is depicted by blue lines just to the left of the winding marikina river –about way far from your places of concern.

stay safe, maggie  =)

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  trisha says:

May 22, 2012 at 6:44 am

Gud pm,
Safe po b 2mira s eastwood residenses phase 9 s montalban rizal po nagwoworypo ko s mga anak ko lalo n po pag wla ko at nsa work. Sna po msgot myo ang aking ktanungan.

Maring salamat po.
Trisha

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tulisanes  says:

ok.

  ronald says:

October 21, 2013 at 4:01 am

good pm sir…barangay NANGKA marikina city po kame nakatira, gaano po ba ka delikado ang fault line?

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tulisanes  says:

what is real dangerous is to find your house built directly atop a faultline. as shown below, nangka is some distance away from the west valley fault. so relatively, you’re safe. but if your house is not structurally strong, then you should worry that it can collapse. you can consult an engineer on retrofitting and reinforcing the strength of your house.

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  Carmelita Quiballo says:

October 29, 2013 at 12:52 pm

hi! i leave in pugad lawin villas, brgy. bahay toro q.c. besides quezon city gen. hospital. gusto ko lang pong malaman kung safe ba kami dito.

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  Pem pangaiban says:

November 15, 2013 at 6:33 am

We are planning to buy a house in cupang antipolo… Crestview subdivision.. Is that near the marikina fault line?

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tulisanes says:

the red lines atop crestview subdivision in cupang, antipolo is the west valley fault; to its right, though much shorter than west valley falley is the least-talked about east valley fault.

i imagine IF that crack of the east valley fault gets bigger and longer and extends itself, crestview subdivision would be on its path. THAT may just be the case as implied by the new study conducted on the marikina valley faultline system, where antipolo gets dragged for the first time as one of the worst hit.

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   E.B. says:

November 22, 2013 at 9:40 pm

HI I JUST WANT TO ASK IF OUR PLACE WILL BE AFFECTED AND IN HIGH RISK. WE ARE LIVING AT KINGSVILLE COURT, ALONG BARANGAY MAMBUGAN, BECAUSE WE ARE WORRIED .

   tulisanes says:

November 23, 2013 at 1:53 am

kingsville seems to be in the line of sight from the tip of the east valley fault found at right. i don’t know if it will –not even heard a hint of it spoken– but if the fault grows bigger and rips land and tears houses and building in its direct path, kingsville may just be in the way.

anyway, if you’ve seen the new aus-aid hazard map study, where they say 37,000 people may die during a magnitude 7.2 earthquake, much of the number seems to come from the marikina and antipolo area, or a big swath of land that AUTHORITIES HAVEN’T EVEN TOLD –CORRECTION, EMPHASIZED TO THE PUBLIC YET (maybe in passing, yes; but hardly it caught on the public appreciation).

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