Magnitude 6.2 quake shakes Batanes

Ghio Ong, Helen Flores - The Philippine Star

November 22, 2014 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit Itbayat, Batanes yesterday but state seismologists said there was no report of damage or injury.

The tremor occurred at 11:29 a.m. with its epicenter traced at 214 kilometers southwest of Itbayat.

Renato Solidum, director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), said there was no threat of tsunami from the quake, but warned the public of possible aftershocks.

Phivolcs said the quake was felt at Intensity 3 in Calayan Island.

PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY AND SEISMOLOGY

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Magnitude 6.2 quake shakes Batanes

AFTERSHOCKS

BATANES

CALAYAN

CALAYAN ISLAND

DAMAGE

ITBAYAT

PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY AND SEISMOLOGY

PHIVOLCS

QUAKE

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