~_) caLoochn |
MANILA BAY
LAGUNA DE BAY
a DOsporment of Sen cn etl
Faken hte Yoyo etn
cf De
Rh
‘dlanagenet ComThe Valley Fault System
in Greater Metro Manila Area
ATLAS
Dost
PaNoLes
Department of Science and Technology
Philippine Institute of
Volcanology and Seismology
National Disaster Risk Redu
and Management CouncilDEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE
‘eine tasts eno aay pone
elma ae peor te aes
Surat he navhontiee woman
‘ete ya
ast ne ei aut en Aa.
‘entlimeaae scan gear Neg
‘hela ache lamas ty aor ES
evo ie arena porn sae
‘uur uewetwtem das daoaier tae
‘tn sagen egos ree ae.
rates yas ee een
per ra ition ot
ashe pans nenenan ou eee cress
ake tun sc eae pv nem
room onnaa p
WOLTARE,
Seon a
nore hoe
=
orrick OF CIVILDEFENSE
‘Peet he GMA READY Poet Spee
‘espe aay nt Stim OF) oe
‘neem pt re
egos oa neo p.o ano
(henna aaa tonamuen ¢n,
he a ea eaten re teh
‘say een dn af em NK oe
Fistonabofowe any rete ha
am ete
yes ma ao aan ta id
rege nana ae aha
ye nn crys a ae gi
tenga ea ela ae
‘icamcyom eens PHLeS toga orton oer Se gem ae
con
toons xen petra
~eiigiaeiran
emer dee
+ pws ag +
PUPAE RSTIU LE Ge
vou Marah NU LASiStooy
i
uot outa uray oyu eae
ese pti ptt ey Ak
‘toate esos eee
Fer a ora aan to:
{rtooun PaO.) cone oad ae.
{route on heschne
ont pane ta amabsdPgan Hae
‘nar -rnen Site a ape
(ls te Denar a Haun eae
$e Daa MR READY Pre tl
ops se ea Spt Bs A
Deena ateecapenate se asap ca mp
(Phe tefoe ge fae ea
tu tn at ty tt a
ovat eames a8
‘cus wu np te a ae
IMosrgte fe mnzsy exon
nn
SOLbUM, aR.The Valley Fault System in
Greater Metro Manila Area
“The Valley Fault System (VFS), an active faut nthe Greater
Metro Manila Area (GMIMA), consists of two segments: the East
Valley Fault (EVF) and the West Valley Fault (WVF).
the EVE Is about av-km-iong and traverses tne
‘municipalities of Rodriguez and San Mateo in Riza province. TMs
fault can generate an earthquake with a magnitude of 62 that
may result to a very destructive ground shaking, with Intensiy”
Wil on the PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale (PEIS), In the
‘epicentral area.
‘The WVE is approximately 100-km-long_and_ transects
portions of Quezon City, Marikina City, Pasig tity, Makati City,
“Taguig City, Muntinlupa City, and the provinces of Bulacan (DoAa
Remedies Trinidad, Norzagaray and San Jose Del Monte City),
Rial (Redegues) Inpuna (Sam Paden City, ifian City, Sta. Ren
City, Cabuyao City and Calamba city) and Cavite (Carmona,
‘General Mariano Alvarez and silang). This fault can generate an
‘earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 that may result to very
destructive ground shaking, with intensity Vil on the PEIS, in
‘Metro Manila and nearby provinces.
Movement alang the VFS can result to ground rupture? that
may be damaging to buildings and structures built drectly above
the active fault. The minimum distance, or the zone of avoidance,
recommended by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and
‘Seismology ~ Department of Science and Technology (PHIVOLCS-
DOST) against ground rupture hazard is at least 5 meters trom
both sides of the active fault or from the edge ofthe deformation
zone". At present, there is no engineering. design available to
withstand ground rupture. Henee, these areas may be developed
3 recreational spaces, such as parks, parking spaces and
Playzrounds or built with low-oceupancy structures”. Impacts of
other earthquake hazards (ground shaking, liquefaction,
‘earthquake-induced landslides and tsunami) can be reduced by
proper engineering designs and mitigating measures.
PHIVOLCS has been studying the VFS since the
419905" and. published maps in 2000," in. the following
‘map scales: 1:10,000 for Metro Manila and. 1:50,000. for
Rearby provinces. In 2012, PHIVOLCS revisited the’ VFS as
art of the project entitled, "Enhancing Greater Metro
Manila Areas (GMMA) Institutional Capacities for Effective
Disaster/climate Risk Management towards Sustainable
Development, or the GMMAREADY Project, supported by the
United’ Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and. the
Australian Aid Program (AUsAid). The result of this endeavor is
how score waren
towacarne tbs te neue es he rm
Atlas
presented in this atlas that provides more detailed information about
the VFS, It can be used for land-use planning, engineering. and
construction, scientific research, disaster rik reduction and mitigation
programs, and other activities geared towards the promotion of safer
‘nd more resilient communities,
‘This atlas contains 33 map sheets of varying scales,
arranged from north to south, showing areas transected by the
VES. For Metro Manila, It uses 1:5,000 scale maps (22’map
sheets), while for Laguna and Cavite, 1:20,000 (10 map sheets),
and Bulacan, 1:50,000 (1 map sheet) scale maps were used.
tn adaltion, this atlas shows fissures! that are manifestation
of ground subsidence. These are largely observed from 1990 to
2000 In Taguig City, Muntinlupa city, San Pedro City, BiRan City
and Carmona. Thay were attributed to massive groundwater
‘extraction and are not potential sources of earthquakes,
PHIVOLCS adopts the following convention to represent the
location ofthe active faults and fissures
Active foules
err Soild tine: active fault with clear surface manifestation of
dleplacement identified in aerial photographs; some of
‘ths surface manifestation may not be observable on the
round at present due to land mozifcaion, haehures
Indieate the downthrown area or the side that moved
down relative tothe aojacent aes;
FEET Orange solld fine: active fault coincides with fissure;
hachures indicate the downthrown aes
Dashed line: active fault whose location ls approximate,
‘usually due to ground modifications produced by human
deposits
Fissures
errr Sold line: fissures related to. groundwater extraction
sources of earthquakes, :
This atlas is also available for download at
butpi//ww phivoles dostgov.ph. For queries about active faults,
contact the Geology and Geophysics Research and Development
Division (GORD) at (v0 2) 426-2405 Ly 70 lel 129 oF vn out
office at PHIVOLCS Bldg., CP. Garcia Ave,, UP Campus, Diliman,
‘Quezon ciy.
monePARES
igs ae
Renee
Fes
me
/ = Bus
Zo AU NOOOND, ee
id
(wawinon}zanowcou / |
[bation auasochve Tear ae
——
i seal ) ez or ‘AD SIUOW jBP BFOF UOS
sjUS]UCS,
‘valves solaana} vwoa