Magnitude 4.8 earthquake rocks Pangasinan town

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MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck a Pangasinan town on Saturday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.

The earthquake occurred 89 kilometers west of Agno town in Pangasinan at around 10:18 am.

It has a shallow depth of one kilometer and is tectonic in origin.

Instrumental Intensity I was reported in Bani and Bolinao in Pangasinan.

The tremor is unlikely to cause damage, and aftershocks are not expected.

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