MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck off Dalupiri Island, Cagayan on Tuesday afternoon, state seismologists said.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) earthquake was recorded 26 kilometers northeast of the Dalupiri Island at around 4:03 p.m. with a depth of 16 kilometers.
Aftershocks and damage to infrastructure are expected, Phivolcs warmed.
The following areas reported felt intensities:
Intensity II (slightly felt) – Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte
Intensity I (scarcely perceptible) – Sinait, Ilocos Sur
The following areas recorded Instrumental Intensities:
Intensity III (weak) – Aparri, Cagayan
Intensity II (slightly felt)- Laoag City and Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte; Candon, Ilocos Sur
Intensity I (scarcely perceptible) – Batac, Ilocos Norte; Sinait, Ilocos Sur
Felt intensity is the ground shaking actually felt and reported by the people through the Phivolcs Earthquake Intensity Scale, while instrumental intensity is indicated by the ground shaking intensity measured by the intensity meters in and around the epicentral area.
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