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Monday night jolted the residents of Oriental Mindoro with a magnitude 4.9 earthquake.
The tremor which was tectonic in origin according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), struck at 7:02 p.m.
The epicenter was determined to be some 34 kilometers southwest of Victoria, Oriental Mindoro and had a depth of 4 kilometers.
The following intensities have been recorded:
- Intensity III – Victoria, Oriental Mindoro.
- Intensity II – Abra De Ilog and Calintaan in Occidental Mindoro and Bansud, City of Calapan, Naujan, and San Teodoro in Oriental Mindoro.
- Intensity I – Baco, Puerto Galera, and Socorro in Oriental Mindoro.
These areas experienced the following instrumental intensities:
- Intensity III — Victoria, Oriental Mindoro
- Intensity II — Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro
- Intensity I — Boac, Marinduque, and Abra De Ilog, Occidental Mindoro
There were no reports of damage and Phivolcs is not expecting any aftershocks.
Source: Inquirer.net/Phivolcs/
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