4.3-magnitude quake jolts Quezon Monday morning

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A magnitude 4.3 earthquake rocked Quezon province Monday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

In its third update, Phivolcs reported that the quake hit 8 kilometers (km) northwest of Panukulan, Quezon, at 9:56 a.m.

The earthquake of tectonic origin had a depth of 1 km.

It was felt at Intensity IV in Panukulan, Burdeos, and Infanta, Quezon; Intensity III in Quezon City and Real, Quezon; and Intensity II in Navotas City.

Instrumental Intensity IV was felt in Infanta, Quezon.

Phivolcs said aftershocks could be expected but no damage was seen from the earthquake. /cbb, je

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