PHIVOLCS' Marikina Fault Line Map for Taguig City and Makati City

 Previously, I posted about the portion of Marikina Fault Line that passes through Alabang, Muntinlupa. That post contained a map from the Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) and a short list of places that were traversed by the fault line.

Now, let us see another area in Metro Manila that is affected by the Marikina Fault Line. This area is the city of Taguig and the southern portions of Makati City.

According to this PHIVOLCS fault line map, the Marikina Fault Line passes through the following areas in Taguig City:

1. Barangay North Signal Village
2. Area between Maria Reyna ng Apostoles Church and Heritage Park
3. Barangay Pinagkaisa
    - Sto. Niño Village
    - Wildcat Village
    - Palar Village

The Marikina Fault Line crossed the boundary of Taguig and continued to Makati City in these areas:

1. Barangay Rizal
3. Barangay Pembo
    - Area just east of Pembo Elementary School

The red lines on the PHIVOLCS fault line map above indicate the location of the Marikina Fault Line. To better understand the meaning of the red lines, please read this legend:

The map I posted here can be viewed and downloaded from the PHIVOLCS website. In addition to the PHIVOLCS fault line map, I also used Google Maps and Wikimapia data for this post.

It is scary to know that your house or workplace sits on or near the Marikina Fault Line. The fear is compounded by the fact that PHIVOLCS said that the Marikina Fault Line is ripe for movement. This means that a big earthquake will happen any time.

I hope that the city governments of Taguig and Makati take a serious preparations for the big earthquake. Residents, for their part, should also do some preparations like strengthening their homes or moving to another place that are far away from the Marikina Fault Line.

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Do you wish to know if your house stands on or near the Marikina Fault Line? I suggest that you read the following posts:

PHIVOLCS Fault Line Map for Alabang, Muntinlupa City
Index Maps of Marikina Fault Line
Areas Affected by the Big Earthquake of the Marikina Fault Line

You should also read PHIVOLCS’ tips on how to be prepared for earthquakes.

I also recommend Nababaha.com’s map of Marikina Fault Line because it overlaid the fault line on Google Maps.
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PHIVOLCS' Marikina Fault Line Map for Alabang Area (Muntinlupa)

Earthquake is one destructive natural phenomenon. It can topple skyscrapers, bury whole community, and destroy a whole city in just few seconds. The problem is that the occurrence of earthquakes is cannot be predicted. All that we can do is prepare for it.

Preparing for earthquakes means getting as much information as you could regarding earthquakes. Good thing that the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) is active in its information campaign. Providing the Marikina Fault Line maps is part of that information campaign.

I posted about the index maps of the Marikina Fault Line. However, those are not adequate to answer the question of many readers of this blog. So, to help you and other people like you want to know more about the Marikina Fault Line I will be posting the detailed (large scale) Marikina Fault Line maps.

For this article, I will be posting about the Marikina Fault Line map in the Alabang area:

Based on this Marikina Fault Line map from PHIVOLCS, the fault line passes through the following areas:

Liberty Homes
New Alabang Hills Village
Capri Condominium
Pleasant Village
Lake View Homes
Freedom Hills

The red line on the above map indicates the location of Marikina Fault Line. Here is the explanation of the type of lines used in the map:

The map that I posted here is just a portion of PHIVOLCS Marikina Fault Line map covering Alabang, Muntinlupa City. If you want to view the whole map, I suggest that you visit PHIVOLCS website for the Marikina Fault Line map in Alabang, Muntinlupa.

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Be prepared for earthquakes! Know more about the Marikina Fault Line by visiting these articles:

PHIVOLCS Fault Line Map for Taguig City and Makati City

Areas Affected by Big Earthquake of the Marikina Fault Line
New Index Map of the Marikina Fault Line
Map of Areas Affected by the Marikina Fault Line
How to be Prepared for Earthquakes
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A List of PHIVOLCS Fault Line Maps

The map is the best medium that can be used in presenting geographic information. By just looking at a map, we can know the location of a place, an object or any other thing that can be located on the face of the Earth.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) knows the usefulness of maps that is why the agency generates maps that contain information related to seismic and volcanic activities. PHIVOLCS teamed up with Kyoto University to create maps that shows the location of fault lines in the different parts of the Philippines.

The location of fault lines was determined using images obtained via aerial photography. Satellite images were also used. The final PHIVOLCS fault line maps were plotted on the 1:50,000 scale topographic maps produced by the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA).

PHIVOLCS fault line maps are available from the agency's website.

Unfortunately, only some parts of the Philippines are covered by PHIVOLCS fault line maps. The agency is still in the process of collecting data that can be use in the creation of the fault line maps.

Here are the areas covered by PHIVOLCS fault line maps, as viewed on the agency's website on September 26, 2012:

1. Northern Luzon area, which includes Laoag City (Click here to see the map)

2. Central Luzon area (Click here to see the map). This area is covered by 6 map sheets.

3. Infanta, Quezon (Click here to see the map)

4. Guinayangan (Click here to see the map)

5. Bondoc Peninsula (Click here to see the map)

6. Masbate Island (Click here to see the map). this area is covered by 4 map sheets

7. Leyte Island (Click here to see the map)

8. Eastern Mindanao (Click here to see the map)

Take note that the PHIVOLCS fault line maps are in PDF.