Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction

1st Grading | 2nd Semester | AY: 2019 – 2020

Assignment # | 20 points
NAME:
12 STEM DATE SUBMITTED:

EARTHQUAKE HAZARD MAPS

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Using the website of the DOST – PHIVOLCS, navigate to the Earthquake Information Panel and
access the information regarding the following earthquake events:

FAMILY NAME INITIALS RECENT EARTHQUAKE EVENTS

(you are assigned to only one
IN THE PHILIPPINES
earthquake event based on your family
name initial)
A, B, C, D and E 20 February 2020 - 04:05 PM
F, G, H, I and J 17 February 2020 - 11:39 PM
K, L, M, N and O 16 February 2020 - 03:06 PM
P, Q, R, S and T 09 February 2020 - 09:49 AM
U, V, W, X, Y and Z 18 January 2020 - 12:18 AM

2. Based on the specific earthquake information assigned to you, locate the nearest fault line where
the earthquake originated using the Faultfinder App of PHIVOLCS, http://faultfinder.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/ .
3. Grab/screen shot and paste an image of the map from the Faultfinder App (5 points) on the box
provided (see sample below) then answer the following questions:
a. Is the place (location based on the earthquake information) within the earthquake-induced
liquefaction area? YES or NO (encircle your answer) 5 points
b. What is the nearest fault line in the area? 3 points
c. What is the nature of the origin of the earthquake? VOLCANIC or TECTONIC (encircle your
answer) 3 points
4. ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS:
a. Based on the Ready Project and the PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale, what is the susceptibility
of most of Baguio City in terms of ground shaking? 2 points
b. Based on the map; Tsunami Prone Areas of the Philippines, what classification of tsunami origin is
the East Coast of Mindoro prone to? 2 points

(overlay the picture of the map below)

(do not exceed here)