Magnitude 5.2 quake jolts Abra

A magnitude 5.2 quake hit Abra at 2:48 a.m. Monday, Phivolcs said.

According to the volcano and quake monitor, the tremor's epicenter was three kilometers from Villaviciosa town at a depth of 22 km.

The following intensities were felt in Abra and nearby provinces:

• Intensity V - Bantay, Ilocos Sur
• Intensity IV - Bangued, Abra
• Intensity III - Baguio City
• Instrumental Intensities:
  • Intensity V - Vigan City, Ilocos Sur
  • Intensity IV - Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte
  • Intensity III - Laoag City, Ilocos Norte; Sinait, Ilocos Sur
  • Intensity II - Tabuk, Kalinga; Claveria and Penablanca, Cagayan
  • Intensity I - Baguio City; Dagupan City, Pangasinan; Ilagan, Isabela

Phivolcs said it expects damage and aftershocks from the quake.

Abra was hit by a deadly 7.0-magnitude quake last Wednesday that damaged structures in the region and killed at least 10 people. — BM, GMA News