Ilocos Sur was jolted by a magnitude 4.9 quake on early Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
The quake happened at 4:46 a.m. with its epicenter one kilometer southeast of Sinait, Ilocos Sur.
Phivolcs said the tectonic earthquake’s depth of focus was one kilometer.
The following intensities were recorded in the following areas:
Intensity IV- Sinait, Vigan City, Caoayan, San Juan, Santo Domingo, San Vicente, Santiago, Lidlida, Caoayan, Banayoyo, and Magsingal, Ilocos Sur; Batac City, Ilocos Norte; Lagangilang, Abra
Intensity II – Bantay, Ilocos Sur
Instrumental Intensities:
Intensity III – Bangued, Abra; Vigan City, Ilocos Sur
Intensity II – Penablanca, Cagayan; Pasuquin, Laoag City, Batac, Ilocos Norte
Intensity I – Narvacan, Ilocos Sur
No aftershocks and damage to properties are expected.
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