4.5-magnitude quake hits Zamboanga

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ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines—A 4.5-magnitude earthquake hit Zamboanga del Norte province Thursday night, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

Allan Labayog, Phivolcs officer in Zamboanga said the quake, which occurred at 7:27 p.m., was tectonic in origin.

According to the Phivolcs website, the earthquake was felt in different areas of the province at the following intensities:

Intensity V – Ipil in Zamboanga Sibugay;

Intensity IV – Liloy and Labason in Zamboanga del Norte;

Intensity III – Kalawit and Salog in Zamboanga del Norte;

Intensity II – Pagadian City; Zamboanga City; Sindangan and Manukan in Zamboanga del Norte

No casualty was reported.

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