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(UPDATE) 5.3 magnitude quake jolts Batanes

By: - Reporter / @ConsINQ
/ 11:40 PM July 27, 2019

Phivolcs

First posted at 7:23 p.m.

MANILA, Philippines — A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck Itbayat town in Batanes on Saturday evening, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.

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In an earthquake bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor was centered 22 kilometers southeast of Itbayat, Batanes at 6:11 p.m.

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The earthquake, which had tectonic origin, had a depth of one km.

It was felt at Intensity III in Itbayat and Basco, Batanes.

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Phivolcs initially placed its magnitude at 4.9.

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Phivolcs said this was an aftershock of the 5.9 magnitude earthquake that hit the town at 7:37 a.m. today.

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