4.0-magnitude quake shakes Batangas town

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.0 earthquake shook parts of Batangas and other provinces Friday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. 

The tectonic quake struck at 10:37 a.m. 24 kilometers southwest of Nasugbu, Batangas, Phivolcs said in its bulletin.

It was felt and recorded at Instrumental Intensity II in Calatagan, Batangas and  Instrumental Intensity I in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro and Malolos City, Bulacan. 

 Phivolcs said no significant damage or aftershocks are expected. 

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