An earthquake measuring 6.4 in magnitude shook some parts of Luzon at around 10:36 p.m. Friday with the epicenter located some 61 degrees West of Tagaytay City.


The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the quake was tectonic in origin.


It said the quake was intensity 4 with the strongest jolt felt in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro, Malolos, Bulacan, Tagaytay City and Los Banos, Laguna, all registering intensity 5.


The quake lasted in less than two minutes. The jolt was initially soft but progressed into brief wild swings.


Intensity 4 was recorded in Pasay, Talisay, Batangas, Tagaytay, Manila and Taguig while intensity 3 was recorded in Quezon City and Clark Economic Zone in Pampanga.


Reports from DZMM reporters indicated that the earthquake affected a bigger portion of Luzon.


Power interruptions were reported in some areas of Metro Manila but power was being restored rapidly in those areas. Bataan, Rizal, Bulacan, Cavite and Batangas were also hit by power outages.


Reports also said people had left buildings and business establishments. No reports of casualties or damage were made as of posting time.


The quake likewise caused traffic jams in some of Metro Manila's major thoroughfares.

This article is from ABS-CBN News.

i was in the office checking reggie's script when i suddenly felt the earth move. it was scary.

it's weird that during the most stressful moments of your life you can remember each and every detail as if it happened yesterday.

i can still remember the 1991 earthquake, the one that devastated baguio city. i was in fifth grade and our classes were in the morning. the quake hit around siesta time and i was sitting in front of our tv playing family computer. excite bike, level 2. i felt my chair move and i told my sister who was then watching me play to stop shaking my chair. she claimed innocence and we both ran for the door. the light in our living room swung violently and we thought it was going to break. thankfully, no one got hurt in our family but the experience was not a good one.

my boss called my other boss just after the quake hit: "grabe, akala ko nalubak ako ng malaki."