{"id":30844,"date":"2019-04-29T05:56:13","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T05:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/?p=30844"},"modified":"2019-04-29T07:49:36","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T07:49:36","slug":"gutad-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2019\/04\/29\/gutad-earthquake\/","title":{"rendered":"Landslides from the 22 April 2019 M=6.1 earthquake at Gutad, Luzon in the Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Landslides from the 22 April 2019 M=6.1 earthquake at Gutad, Luzon in the Philippines<\/h4>\n

On 22 April 2019 a M=6.1 earthquake<\/a> occurred at Gutad in Luzon, Philippines<\/a>. This earthquake occurred at a shallow depth under hilly terrain, such that landslides were likely.\u00a0 Sotiris Valkaniotis<\/a> of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki tweeted satellite images<\/a> in the aftermath of the earthquake showing coseismic landslides in a 15\u00a0 x 10 km zone in the vicinity of Mount Cuadrado. Planet Labs<\/a> have captured an image, taken on 25 April 2019, which shows the landslides triggered by the earthquake:-<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Gutad\"

Planet Labs image<\/a>, dated 25 April 2019, showing the landslide affected area in the aftermath of the 22 April 2019 earthquake near to Gutad in Luzon, Philippines. Planet Labs<\/a> Planetscope image, dated 25 April 2019, used with permission.<\/p><\/div>\n

.<\/p>\n

By way of comparison, this is the same area in a Planet Labs<\/a> image collected on 27 February 2019, prior to the earthquake at Gutad:-<\/p>\n

\"Gutad\"

Planet Labs image<\/a>, dated 25 April 2019, showing the landslide affected area prior to the 22 April 2019 earthquake near to Gutad in Luzon, Philippines. Planet Labs<\/a> Planetscope image, dated 27 February 2019, used with permission.<\/p><\/div>\n

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It is clear that the earthquake triggered large numbers of landslides in this area, located to the northwest of the epicentre. According to the NDRRMC in the Philippine<\/a>s, the earthquake killed 18 people and left a further 3 missing.\u00a0 According to news reports, at least one fatality was the result of a landslide<\/a>:-<\/p>\n

“The rest of the fatalities came from Zambales, where a six-year-old child was crushed to death in a landslide in a mountain village of San Marcelino town.<\/em><\/p>\n

[NDRRMC executive director and Office of Civil Defense (OCD) administrator Ricardo Jalad] said around 120 families have evacuated to safer grounds following the landslide at Mt. Bimmukel in San Marcelino.<\/em><\/p>\n

The displaced residents came from the landslide-stricken Sitio Lomibao, Sitio Bayaron Tikes, all in Barangay Buhawen, where six-year old Waring Sernao, died from massive head injuries.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Reference<\/h4>\n
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Planet Team (2019). Planet Application Program Interface: In Space for Life on Earth<\/a>. San Francisco, CA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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