4.1 Earthquakes felt in Ilocos Sur and Davao Occidental

[ASEAN NOW News]

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.1 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental while a magnitude 4.2 earthquake hit Ilocos Sur on Friday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

 

 

The Inquirer reported that State seismologists recorded the earthquake in Davao Occidental at 2:20 a.m. and traced its epicenter some 137 kilometers southeast of Balut Island in the municipality of Sarangani, Davao Occidental.

 

 

Phivolcs said that the Davao Occidental earthquake was tectonic in origin with a depth of focus of 120 kilometers.

 

No damage or aftershocks are expected, Phivolcs said.

 

Meanwhile, the earthquake in Ilocos sur was recorded at 2:43 a.m. Its epicenter was traced some four kilometers northeast of Quirino, Ilocos Sur. 

 

The Ilocos Sur earthquake is another aftershock of the magnitude 7 earthquake that jolted Abra and many other parts of Luzon last July 27, Phivolcs said. 

 

The earthquake, which was of tectonic origin, had a depth of three kilometers and was measured at Instrumental intensity II in Basista, Pangasinan. 

 

Phivolcs said that no damage or aftershocks are expected.