Magnitude 4.5 earthquake rattles Remedios Romualdez, Agusan del Norte

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.5 earthquake rattled Remedios Romualdez, Agusan del Norte on Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

The quake struck at 5:38 p.m. at 21 kilometers northeast of Remedios Romualdez.

Phivolcs said that the tremor was of tectonic origin, and had a 13-kilometer depth of focus.

No aftershocks or damages were expected, Phivolcs added.

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