8/12/15

WHAT DANGERS AWAIT WHEN THE BIG ONE HAPPENS.





The West Valley Fault has a 400-year cycle. The West Valley Fault, a 100-kilometer fault, is one of the segments of an active fault, the Valley Fault System.The West Valley Fault transects portions of:
  • Quezon City
  • Marikina
  • Makati
  • Pasig
  • Taguig
  • Muntinlupa
  • Bulacan (Doña Remedios Trinidad, Norzgaray, San Jose Del Monte City)
  • Rizal (Rodriguez)
  • Laguna (San Pedro City, Biñan, Sta Rosa, Cabuyao, Calamba)
  • Cavite (Carmona, General Mariano Alvarez, Silang)
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If the West Valley Fault moves, the whole of Metro Manila will be affected in varying degrees. These areas may feel that up and down motion.
CaloocanParanaque
Las PinasPasay
MalabonPasig
MakatiPateros
Mandaluyong Quezon City
ManilaSan Juan
MarikinaTaguig
MuntinlupaValenzuela
Navotas

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(via : http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/issues/disasters/knowledge-base/93746-maps-west-valley-fault-earthquake-scenarios)