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Quake jolts parts of Mindanao

Dennis Carcamo - The Philippine Star
December 17, 2014 | 5:39pm

MANILA, Philippines - A 4.6 magnitude quake shook some parts of Mindanao, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on Wednesday. 

The Phivolcs said the epicenter of the  tremblor, which happened around 2:36 p.m., was located one kilometer southeast of Lugait, Misamis Oriental. 

The quake was 18 kilometers deep and tectonic in origin.

Intensity 3 was felt in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and Cagayan de Oro City while Intensity II jolted Malasag, Cagayan de Oro; Tagoloan and Salvador, Misamis Oriental, the Phivolcs said. 

The Phivolcs recorded no damage nor aftershocks triggered by the earthquake. 

ILIGAN CITY

LANAO

LUGAIT

MALASAG

MINDANAO

MISAMIS ORIENTAL

NORTE AND CAGAYAN

ORO CITY

PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY AND SEISMOLOGY

PHIVOLCS

TAGOLOAN AND SALVADOR
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