5.3 quake jolts Occidental Mindoro
Occidental Mindoro was jolted by a magnitude 5.3 earthquake on Monday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
Occidental Mindoro was jolted by a magnitude 5.3 earthquake on Monday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) confirmed in its bulletin that the epicenter of the quake was 15 kilometers northeast of Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro. It happened at exactly 12:08 p.m.
The tectonic quake hit 11 kilometers (km) northwest of Abra de Ilog at 9:09 a.m. and had a depth of 106 km.
A magnitude 5.0 quake rocked Occidental Mindoro, Monday morning according to the Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology..