{"id":32476,"date":"2014-11-22T16:37:38","date_gmt":"2014-11-22T08:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=32476"},"modified":"2014-11-22T16:37:38","modified_gmt":"2014-11-22T08:37:38","slug":"magnitude-6-2-quake-jolts-batanes-tremors-also-shake-two-other-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/11\/22\/magnitude-6-2-quake-jolts-batanes-tremors-also-shake-two-other-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Magnitude 6.2 quake jolts Batanes, tremors also shake two other areas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MANILA — A magnitude 6.2 earthquake jolted Batanes province before noon Friday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).<\/p>\n

In its bulletin, the agency said the tremor occurred at 11:29 a.m. with its epicenter traced at 214 kilometers southwest of Itbayat in Batanes.<\/p>\n

Phivolcs said Calayan town in Cagayan and Laoag City in Ilocos Norte felt the quake at Intensity 3, while Vigan, Ilocos Sur felt the tremor at Intensity 2.<\/p>\n

The tremor, which was tectonic in origin, had a shallow depth of 32 kilometers.<\/p>\n

According to the agency, there was no casualty nor damage reported from the quake but aftershocks are expected in the affected areas.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Phivolcs also recorded two other earthquakes in Sorsogon and Davao Oriental provinces.<\/p>\n

The agency said a magnitude 3.3 tremor in Sorsogon at around 12:01 p.m.<\/p>\n

The epicenter of the tectonic quake was estimated at 37 kilometers southeast of Prieto Diaz in Sorsogon.<\/p>\n

The tremor had a shallow depth of four kilometers.<\/p>\n

Phivolcs also reported that a magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck Davao Oriental province at 12:06 p.m.<\/p>\n

The agency said the tremor’s epicenter was traced 149 kilometers southeast of Tarragona in Davao Oriental.<\/p>\n

According to the agency, the temblor of tectonic origin had a depth of 32 kilometers.<\/p>\n

Phivolcs said there was no casualty or damage reported and no aftershocks were expected from the two quakes.<\/p>\n

The Philippines lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where 20 to 25 earthquakes per day — mostly imperceptible — are common.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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