Magnitude 4.7 earthquake jolts Cagayan town

(Image from DOST / Phivolcs)

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck a municipality in Cagayan on Wednesday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

Phivolcs said the tremor was recorded at 7:18 a.m., with its epicenter located some six kilometers west of Santa Praxedes, Cagayan.

The earthquake was tectonic in origin, with a depth of 10 kilometers.

Phivolcs detected the following instrumental intensities in the following areas:

Instrumental Intensity II: City of Laoag, Ilocos Norte
Instrumental Intensity I: Sinait, Ilocos Sur

Phivolcs Science Research Analyst Lara Guianan previously told INQUIRER.net that intensity refers to how strongly people in the affected areas feel an earthquake.

Instrumental intensity is the strength measured by an intensity meter or scale.

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The agency said no aftershocks are expected from the quake.

However, it was noted that some damage was possible.