5.6 Tremor Hits Northern Luzon [1]

Manila Bulletin - Freddie G. Lazaro, 10/7/12

SINAIT, Ilocos Sur  — A strong earthquake with 5.6 magnitude in the Richter scale hit Northern Luzon provinces shortly before noontime of Sunday, but no damage to property as of press time were reported, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) based here.

Phivolcs researcher Porferio De Peralta said that the 5.6 magnitude tremor occurred at 11:14 a.m. Sunday with its epicenter located 30 kilometers northeast of Pagudpud,  Ilocos Norte with a depth of 26 kilometers.

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