Landslide & Tension Crack Photos from Sitio Upper Ilihan to Sitio Larena
1. View looking south-southeast of a tension crack (indicated by red curved line) observed on a
slope at Sitio Upper Ilihan, Brgy. Nagsaha. (GPS reading: N 10o08β57.9β/E123o 13β 55.9β)
An outcrop of limestone exposed along the road to Brgy. Mabunga Proper. (GPS reading:
N10o06β26.0β/E123o 12β 43.6β)
2. Multiple tension cracks that have developed on a slope at Sitio Bulay, brgy. T-Hill following
the March 6, 2012 earthquake. Two houses have reportedly been totally damaged. About
five houses located downslope are at high risk to landslide and must be immediately
relocated. (GPS reading: N10o06β47.5β/E 123o 13β 32.7β)
Another one of a series of tension cracks at Sitio Bulay approximately 500 meters downhill
from the area shown above.
3. Another view of the tension cracks (marked red) shown above. Note the translational slide
(encircled) located approximately 1 meter below the tension crack. (GPS reading:
N10o06β47.0β/E123o 13β 32.6β)
An active landslide affecting a road at Brgy. Nagsaha Proper. (GPS reading:
N10o09β10.5β/E123o 13β 15.2β)
4. Panoramic view of numerous landslide escarpments at Sitio Kandaislan, Brgy. T- Hill. (GPS reading: N10o0
A house at Sitio Malabitoon, Brgy. Mabunga that was damaged by landslide following the February 6, 2012 ea
N10o07β32.1β/E 123o 13β 43.5β)
5. A huge landslide escarpment at Brgy. Mabunga, viewed from Sitio Malabitoon. (GPS
reading: N10o06β31.2β/E 123o 12β 10.2β)
A rockfall that damaged the national road at Sitio Malabuyukon, Brgy. Magsaysay. (GPS
reading: N10o08β52.3β/E123o 13β 55.8β)
6. View looking west of a translational slide on a slope bounding Sitio Malinoy, Brgy.
Magsaysay. Houses at the footslope are at risk in case the landslide is reactivated. (GPS
reading: N10o08β30β/E 123o 12β 43.1β)
Mandi-i Elementary School at Sitio Mandi-i, Magsaysay adjacent to a steep slope. The
location of the school makes it highly susceptible to landslide. (GPS reading: N10o09β6.5β/E
123o 11β 57β)
7. These houses along the national road at Sitio Giob, Brgy. Magsaysay are threatened by the
presence of huge, loose limestone boulders on steep slopes bounding the area. Removal of
these materials is recommended. (GPS reading: N10o09β3.4β/ E123o 12β 13.9β)
View looking northwest of translational slides affecting a slope at Sitio Giob, Brgy. Nagsaha.
(GPS reading: N10o09β5.9β/E 123o 12β 08.8β)
8. A recent landslide at Sitio Larena, brgy. Poblacion that damaged 5 houses following the
February 6, 2012 earthquake. Settlement near steep slopes is highly (GPS reading:
N10o07β40.3β/E 123o 15β 41.3β)