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A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Zambales on Thursday afternoon, February 4, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said in a bulletin.
Phivolcs said the earthquake struck at 3:48 pm, west of San Antonio, Zambales.
The earthquake was tectonic in origin, at a depth of 40 kilometers.
Phivolcs said aftershocks are expected but to damage is anticipated.
The following earthquake intensities were felt:
- Intensity II – San Antonio, Zambales; Hermosa, Bataan
- Intensity I – Castillejos, and San Narciso, Zambales
Phivolcs said in an earlier bulletin that the earthquake was magnitude 5.4 but later revised it to magnitude 5.1.
Less than an hour later, at 4:14 pm, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck west of Itbayat, Batanes, also in Luzon.
Intensity II was felt in Itbayat.
The Batanes earthquake was tectonic in origin, at a depth of 14 kilometers. Phivolcs said no damage nor aftershocks were expected. – Rappler.com
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