Magnitude 4.2 quake hits Masbate

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MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.2 earthquake hit Masbate early on Sunday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

The quake struck at 03:56 a.m. 19 km east of Claveria at a depth of 5 km.

Earlier, at 3:18 a.m., a magnitude 5.4 quake also hit Occidental Mindoro, which is west of Masbate.

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