Magnitude 5.3 quake jolts Ilocos Norte — Phivolcs
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2019 06:55:58 +0000
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake was recorded 22 kilometers northwest of Burgos, Ilocos Norte on Sunday, according to the Philippine Institue of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
The quake, tectonic in origin, happened at 3:46 a.m. and had a depth of 22 kilometers.
Phivolcs said aftershocks were expected although no damage was reported.
Intensity 4 was felt in Laoag, Ilocos Norte; Intensity 3 in Badoc, Ilocos Norte; Bantay, Masingal, San Ildefonso, Santo Domingo, Sinait, and Vigan, Ilocos Sur. DIVINA DELA CRUZ
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