MARIVELES, Bataan– A strong earthquake shook big fishing boats and jolted residents in Bataan at past 3 in the morning of Sunday.
“Nagulat ako, medyo natakot dahil gumagalaw, maingay ang mga salamin sa bintana ng bahay namin,” housewife Delia Mojica of Santa Lucia, Samal town said. She said that she awakened her children and told them to be ready to get out of the house.
In Sisiman, a fishing village here, fishermen were jolted from their sleep in big fishing boats docked on land undergoing repairs. “Malakas ang lindol, niyayanig ang malaking bangka kung saan ako natutulog,” Ramon Nabaska said, adding “hindi naman lumakas ang mga alon.
“Umaalog ang kamarote kung saan ako natutulog, akala ko tataob ang bangka,” Ricky Pacifico said. He said even the engine and iron materials inside the boat were noisy.
“Matibay ang kamarote dahil kagagawa nito pero akala ko babagsak,” he said. Pacifico said the sea was calm being low tide. Reports showed that a magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit Morong, Bataan.
