Magnitude 4 earthquake jolts Quezon island town

Jomalig, Quezon Province. INQUIRER FILES

LUCENA CITY — A magnitude 4 earthquake jolted the island town of Jomalig in Quezon province on Wednesday, Sept. 25.

The Philippine Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tectonic tremor hit 38-km northeast of the municipality with a depth of 10 kilometers at 11:19 a.m.

The Phivolcs said they were not expecting damage or aftershocks from the earthquake.

Intensity I was felt in Jose Panganiban town in Camarines Norte province.

On Sept. 4, 10 successive tremors struck Jomalig with the strongest logged at 5.6-magnitude. All earthquakes were of tectonic origin.

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Jomalig is located in the eastern part of the Polilio island group in northern Quezon facing the Pacific Ocean.

It is the smallest and farthest island municipality of the province.