Sunday, November 6, 2011

Earthquake Shakes Cagayan Province, Philippines

A 3.5 magnitude earthquake shook some areas in Cagayan province Friday
but no report of injury or damage to property was reported, according
to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

Porfirio De Peralta, a Philvolcs researcher based in Sinait, Ilocos
Sur, said the tectonic in origin tremor occurred at 9:17 a.m with its
epicenter traced at 22 kilometers southwest of Sanchez Mira, Cagayan
with a depth of 19 kilometers.

He said it was recorded at intensity 3 in Sanchez Mira and intensity 2
in Claveria, Cagayan.

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