PHIVOLCS: Magnitude 6.6 quake near Taiwan no threat to PH

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported that a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Taiwan region late Saturday, but poses no tsunami threat to the Philippines.

According to a PHIVOLCS advisory, the quake occurred at 11:05 p.m. and was centered at 24.65°N, 122.04°E, about 429 km north-northwest of Itbayat, Batanes.

Its epicenter was tracked at roughly 31 km east-southeast of Yilan, Taiwan, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake had a depth of 68 km.

The event was instrumentally recorded in Basco, Batanes at Intensity I, the lowest level on the PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale, indicating very minor shaking unlikely to be felt by most residents.—MCG, GMA Integrated News