Moderate quake hits Quirino province

MANILA, Philippines - A moderate quake struck Quirino province on Tuesday night, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.

Phivolcs said a 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck 20 kilometers southeast of Nagtipunan, Quirono at 10:48 p.m.

The quake, which was tectonic in origin, was traced at a depth of 21 kilometers.

It was felt at Intensity 4 in Maddela town in the same province.

Phivolcs said it is not expecting aftershocks.

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