Figure 2. A coconut tree in Palanas, Masbate, located at the middle portion of the onshore segment of the Masbate segment of the Philippine Fault, was left-laterally displaced by the 2003 magnitude 6.2 and the 2020 magnitude 6.6 earthquakes. The left photo was taken by the DOST-PHIVOLCS QRT after the 2003 earthquake, whereas the right photo was taken during the DOST-PHIVOLCS-led field investigation after the 2020 earthquake. Credit: Left photo from 2003 DOST-PHIVOLCS QRT report, right photo from Llamas et al. (2021), annotations by Llamas and Aurelio, 2024

Figure 2. A coconut tree in Palanas, Masbate, located at the middle portion of the onshore segment of the Masbate segment of the Philippine Fault, was left-laterally displaced by the 2003 magnitude 6.2 and the 2020 magnitude 6.6 earthquakes. The left photo was taken by the DOST-PHIVOLCS QRT after the 2003 earthquake, whereas the right photo was taken during the DOST-PHIVOLCS-led field investigation after the 2020 earthquake. Credit: Left photo from 2003 DOST-PHIVOLCS QRT report, right photo from Llamas et al. (2021), annotations by Llamas and Aurelio, 2024

Figure 2. A coconut tree in Palanas, Masbate, located at the middle portion of the onshore segment of the Masbate segment of the Philippine Fault, was left-laterally displaced by the 2003 magnitude 6.2 and the 2020 magnitude 6.6 earthquakes. The left photo was taken by the DOST-PHIVOLCS QRT after the 2003 earthquake, whereas the right photo was taken during the DOST-PHIVOLCS-led field investigation after the 2020 earthquake. Credit: Left photo from 2003 DOST-PHIVOLCS QRT report, right photo from Llamas et al. (2021), annotations by Llamas and Aurelio, 2024

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