4.8-magnitude quake rattles Batanes town

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.8 earthquake rattled Itbayat, Batanes on Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

The quake, Phivolcs said, struck at 12:54 a.m. at eight kilometers northwest of Itbayat.

The temblor was of tectonic in origin and had a 77-kilometer depth of focus.

Phivolcs said that no aftershock or damage was expected from the quake.