Quake shakes La Union – Phivolcs

La Union Earthquake

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake jolted La Union on Monday morning, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs) said.

A Phivolcs report indicated that the earthquake struck 8:42 a.m. east of Pugo, La Union.

The tremor of tectonic origin had a depth of seven kilometers, the report also showed.

Phivolcs said the earthquake in La Union consequently caused an Intensity 4 earthquake in Baguio City.

Phivolcs noted that no damage and aftershocks could be expected from the quake.   Faye Orellana, INQUIRER.net                     /kga

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