Quezon Rattled by a Magnitude 5.3 Quake

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Residents of Quezon Province were surprised by a magnitude 5.3 tremor Wednesday morning according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

The tremor struck at about 7:16 a.m. some 42 kilometers northeast of Jomalig in the said province. The agency determined it to be of tectonic in origin with a depth of focus of 4 kilometers.

The following intensities have been recorded in these areas:

Intensity V – Jomalig, and Polillo, QUEZON

Intensity IV – Burdeos, Panukulan, and Patnanungan, QUEZON; Paracale, Santa Elena, and Vinzons, CAMARINES NORTE

Intensity III – Alabat, Calauag, General Nakar, Guinayangan, Infanta, Mauban, Real, and Tagkawayan, QUEZON; Capalonga, Jose Panganiban, Mercedes, and San Lorenzo Ruiz, CAMARINES NORTE; CITY OF TAGUIG; PATEROS;
QUEZON CITY

Intensity II – Atimonan, Gumaca, and Lopez, QUEZON; Basud, Daet, Labo, San Vicente, and Talisay, CAMARINES NORTE; Del Gallego, and Lupi, CAMARINES SUR; CITY OF ANGELES

Intensity I – CITY OF CALOOCAN; CITY OF PASIG

This was followed by another earthquake at 7:55 a.m. with a magnitude of 4.9 in the same area.

Source: TheManilaTimes