A magnitude 4.3 earthquake hits Bula town in Camarines Sur on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 3:52 p.m. | PHOTO: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) / Facebook
MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck Bula town in Camarines Sur on Wednesday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.
In a bulletin, Phivolcs said the earthquake was located west of Bula in Camarines Sur and struck at 3:52 p.m. It was tectonic in origin and had a depth of 154 kilometers.
There are no expected damages and aftershocks, the agency added.
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Earlier Wednesday, a magnitude 4 earthquake hit Jomalig in Quezon province. Intensity I was raised in Jose Panganiban town in Camarines Norte province.
A reported intensity is the strength of an earthquake as felt and reported by people, while instrumental intensity is measured by an intensity scale, according to Phivolcs.
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