4.6 magnitude quake jolts Bicol
LEGAZPI CITY – A 4.6 magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Bicol region on Wednesday afternoon.
In a phone interview, Dr. Renato Solidum, chief of Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), said the quake’s epicenter was traced at 14 kilometers southeast of Baras, Catanduanes at 2:24 p.m.
It was felt at intensity 3 in Legazpi City in Albay province, intensity 2 in Guinayangan town in Quezon province, and intensity 1 in Sorsogon City in Sorsogon province.
It was also felt by residents in Daet town in Camarines Norte and Naga City in Camarines Sur.
The quake was tectonic in origin. JE