Two quakes strike off Zambales

 

MANILA, Philippines — Two earthquakes struck off Zambales late Thursday afternoon, according to state seismologists. 

Separate bulletins issued by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said that a magnitude 4.6 earthquake first hit 43 kilometers southwest of San Felipe town at around 6:23 p.m. 

It was followed by a 4.2 magnitude temblor that struck nearby at 6:33 p.m., with its epicenter 49 kilometers southwest of the municipality of Iba.

 The San Felipe tremor registered the following intensities:

• Intensity III – Iba and San Felipe
• Intensity II – Cabangan, Botolan, Candelaria and Subic
• Intensity I – San Antonio and Castillejos 

• Instrumental Intensity I – Subic and Olongapo City

 Phivolcs said no damage and aftershocks are expected from both earthquakes.

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