3 quakes felt in Bicol

LEGAZPI CITY — A series of earthquakes swayed the province of Sorsogon and Camarines Sur on Saturday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

First to be felt was a 2.1-magnitude quake, which struck at 12:30 a.m. Its epicenter was recorded at Prieto Diaz town in Sorsogon.

This was followed by another magnitude 2 quake at 1:20 a.m. that hit Camarines Sur with epicenter in Bonbon town.

Another 2.7-magnitude quake swayed Camarines Sur at 11:35 a.m. Its epicenter was in San Fernando town.

All the quakes were of tectonic in origin, a Phivolcs bulletin said. (Editor: Leti Z. Boniol)