Magnitude 4.1 earthquake hits Abra
MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck Abra on Saturday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
Phivolcs detected the earthquake at 4:15 a.m. and traced its epicenter eight kilometers northwest of Lagayan, Abra.
The tectonic earthquake’s depth of focus was three kilometers.
State seismologists measured the tremor at Instrumental Intensity I in Vigan City in Ilocos Sur and Bangued, Abra.
No aftershocks and damage are expected, Phivolcs said.
Abra was rocked by two powerful earthquakes this year.
Amagnitude 7 earthquake hit the province in Jul,killing 11 people.
This earthquake was followed by amagnitude 6.4 earthquake in October, which was felt as far as Metro Manila.
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