Magnitude 5.4 quake jolts Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte

A magnitude-5.4 earthquake struck Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte on Monday, PHIVOLCS said.

In an advisory, PHIVOLCS said the quake hit the area at 10:48 a.m. The quake, which was tectonic in origin, had a depth of focus of eight kilometers.

According to PHIVOLCS, Intensity V was felt in Pasuquin, Bacarra and Laoag City as well as in Tuguegarao City.

The other intensities were:

• Intensity IV - Paoay, Ilocos Norte
• Intensity III - Sinait & Santa, Ilocos Sur; Sudipen, La Union
• Intensity II - Baguio City

Instrumental Intensities were also recorded:

• Intensity V - Claveria, Cagayan
• Intensity IV - Pasuquin & Laoag City, Ilocos Norte
• Intensity III - Sinait and Vigan City, Ilocos Sur

PHIVOLCS also warned against possible aftershocks following the quake.

There is no expected damages, according to PHIVOLCS.

The tremor is the latest of a string of earthquakes to hit the country this month, on the heels of a deadly magnitude-6.1 earthquake that struck Castillejos, Zambales, and a magnitude-6.5 quake in Eastern Samar.

The Philippines sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where tectonic plates collide and many of the world's earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are recorded regularly.  —Anna Felicia Bajo/KBK, GMA News