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5.5 magnitude quake shakes Batanes - popnews

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5.5 magnitude quake shakes Batanes

FOR several weeks, the southern part of the archipelago was seen shaking on a regular weekly interval.

Today, August 13, the northernmost tip of the country experienced shuddering of the ground as a magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit Sabtang in Batanes province at 6:32 a.m., according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).

Nobody was hurt as local government units likewise reported no damages to properties.

In a bulletin, PHIVOLCS said the epicenter of the tectonic earthquake was located at 20.31°N, 121.40°E to 049 km S 86° W of Sabtang.

The depth of focus was measured at 14 kilometers, it added.

PHIVOLCs issued a public advisory on the possibility of aftershocks.

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