Mild quake hits Cagayan

MANILA, Philippines — A 4.6 magnitude earthquake hit Cagayan on Tuesday night but no aftershocks were expected.

The tectonic quake’s epicenter was 31 kilometers southwest of Calayan in Cagayan, a bulletin Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

The earthquake, which hit at 8:18 p.m., had a depth of 18 kilometers.

Intensity II was recorded in Calayan and in Pasuquin in Ilocos Norte.

There was no immediate damage reported.

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