Mild quake hits Quezon

MANILA, Philippines — A 4.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Quezon province on Monday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

At 8:05 a.m., the quake hit 25 kilometers southwest of San Francisco, Quezon.

Phivolcs said the quake was an aftershock of the 5.2-magnitude temblor that occurred in the said area on Dec. 25 last year.

Intensity I was felt over Gumaca, Quezon.

The tectonic quake had a depth of 2 km.

Phivolcs said no damage nor aftershock could be expected from the earthquake.

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