Magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes Northern Samar town | Inquirer News

Magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes Northern Samar town

By: - Reporter / @KHallareINQ
/ 08:04 AM October 31, 2020

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MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.2 earthquake rocked parts of Northern Samar on Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

 

The earthquake struck at 4:32 a.m. 23 kilometers southeast of Mapanas town. 

 

The tremor was of tectonic origin and had a one-kilometer depth of focus. 

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Phivolcs said aftershocks and damage to infrastructure are not expected.

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