Another earthquake - magnitude 5.0 - hits Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte
Another earthquake, this time a magnitude 5.0, hit Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte on Friday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said.
The earthquake of tectonic origin was recorded at 4:31 p.m., just a few minutes after a magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolted the town. It was located 13 kilometers north of Pagudpud with a depth of 10 kilometers.
Instrumental intensities were logged in the following:
Intensity II - Bacarra, Ilocos Norte
Intensity I - Claveria, Cagayan; San Nicola, Ilocos Norte; Sinait and City Of Viga, Ilocos Sur
PHIVOLCS said that there are no expected damages and aftershocks for this event.
An earlier earthquake of magnitude 5.2 also jolted Pagudpud at 4:14 p.m.—Vince Angelo Ferreras/LDF, GMA Integrated News