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Quake jolts N. Luzon

Ghio Ong, Helen Flores - The Philippine Star

December 12, 2014 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - A magnitude 5.2 earthquake rocked parts of Northern Luzon yesterday, but no damage or injury was reported, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

The tremor occurred at 4:27 a.m., with its epicenter located some 27 kilometers southwest of Calayan in Cagayan.

It was felt at Intensity 4 in Claveria, Cagayan; Intensity 3 in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, and Intensity 2 in Buguey, Cagayan.

Phivolcs said the quake, which was tectonic in origin, was expected to generate aftershocks.

AFTERSHOCKS

BUGUEY

CAGAYAN

CALAYAN

CLAVERIA

ILOCOS NORTE

INTENSITY

LAOAG CITY

NORTHERN LUZON

PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY AND SEISMOLOGY

PHIVOLCS

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