Magnitude 3 earthquake hits Calatagan, Batangas
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LUCENA CITY — A magnitude 3 earthquake was recorded at 7:10 a.m. on Monday some 24 kilometers northwest of Calatagan, Batangas.
The 89-kilometer deep earthquake was of tectonic origin, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said in a bulletin.
No aftershocks and or damage were expected.
On Jan. 30, two tectonic earthquakes, both magnitude 3.9, were recorded six hours apart in the locality.
A tectonic earthquake is produced by sudden movement along faults and plate boundaries.
Batangas is one of the most seismically active areas in the Philippines, generated by the Lubang Fault, located between Mindoro Island and Batangas.
The Philippines sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” where continental plates collide causing frequent seismic and volcanic activity. INQ
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