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MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake rocked the waters off Nasipit town in Agusan del Norte on Monday afternoon, state seismologists said.
The tectonic tremor, with a depth of 35 kilometers, occurred 21 kilometers northwest of the town at around 5:32 pm, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
Damages are not expected, but aftershocks are likely due to the earthquake.
The following areas recorded instrumental intensities:
Intensity IV – Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte
Intensity II – Surigao City, Surigao del Norte
No areas reported felt intensities.
Felt intensity refers to the ground shaking experienced and reported by people using the Phivolcs Earthquake Intensity Scale, while instrumental intensity is the ground shaking intensity measured by devices near the epicenter.