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Magnitude 5.1 earthquake rocks Camiguin


A magnitude 5.1 earthquake rocked Camiguin Island Wednesday evening, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

Phivolcs said the tectonic quake has 20-kilometer depth and was located east of the municipality of Calayan in the island.

 

 

Instrumental Intensity III was recorded in Gonzaga, Cagayan. Intensity II was felt in the Claveria in Cagayan and Pasuquin in Ilocos Norte while Intensity I was reported in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte.

No damages were recorded following the tremors but aftershocks are expected.—Sundy Mae Locus/LDF, GMA News