Earthquake in the Philippines

The Philippines is identified as an earthquake country.

According to Engr. Reynaldo Antioquia of the Philippine Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOLCS), the
Philippines is one of the nations belonging to the Pacific Ring of Fire. This means that our country is prone to
earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. 
According to the PHILVOLCS, the Philippines experiences at least 5 to 7 earthquakes everyday. These
earthquakes are caused by the northwestward movement of the Pacific Plate that presently pushes the
Philippine Sea Plate. However, these earthquakes are too weak to be felt by every one of us.
 In our country, many earthquakes occur along the active faults namely, the Philippine Fault, which triggered
the 1990 earthquake; the Mindanao Fault; the East Zambales Fault; and the Lubang Fault which triggered the
Mindoro quakes in 1994. Some earthquakes also occur along major trenches in the Philippines, namely, the
Philippine Trench, Manila Trench, Cotabato Trench, negros – Sulu Trench and the East Luzon Trench.
Some of the well documented earthquakes were the 8.3-magnitude earthquake that took place at the Negros
Trench on Jan. 24, 1948. On the other hand, one of the most destructive earthquakes occurred last July 16,
1990 which ravaged Baguio City. The earthquake, which magnitude on the Richter scale recorded to be 7.7,
killed 1, 600 and injured 5, 000 people.