UNIVERSE
METEOROIDS
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West Philippine Fault
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West Philippine Sea
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West Valley Fault
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West Fault
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Marikina Valley Fault System, also known as the Valley Fault System (VFS), is a dominantly right-lateral strike-slip fault system in Luzon, Philippines.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Philippine Fault Zone (PFZ) extends 1200 km across the Philippine archipelago behind the convergent boundary of the Philippine Trench and the subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Big One refers to the worst case scenario for Metro Manila should the West Valley Fault, which cuts through the capital region, move and generate a magnitude-7.2 quake as shown in a 2004 joint study by the Japan International Cooperation Agency, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and Phivolcs.
Detailed explanation-4: -For the West Valley Fault, four major earthquakes have been determined to have taken place in the last 1, 400 years. It has a recurrence interval of 400 to 500 years. The last major earthquake originating from the fault was recorded in 1658 or 357 years ago.