4.0 magnitude quake rocks Mt. Province—Phivolcs

MANILA, Philippines — A 4.0 magnitude earthquake hit Bontoc in Mountain Province Monday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

Philvolcs said that the quake, which struck 5:03 a.m., was tectonic in origin. It was traced 16 kilometers southwest of Bontoc.

No damages and aftershocks were expected, it added.

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