A 5.1 magnitude earthquake in Camarines Norte hits at 6 a.m. today, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). It has a tectonic origin with 001 kilometer (km) depth of focus located 24 km northeast of Tinaga Island (Vinzons), Camarines Norte.
Earthquake today in Camarines Norte
Shocks are also felt in various places in Metro Manila like Pasig and Marikina. Reported intensities are recorded in the following places:
Intensity IV – Capalonga, Camarines Norte;
Intensity II – Goa and Naga City, Camarines Sur; Calauag, Quezon Province;
Intensity I – Cainta, Rizal
Aftershocks are expected but no expected damage according to Phivolcs bulletin. RQJ
Regel Javines is a former editor-in-chief of an official student publication in a state university. He has been blogging since 2011 writing news and opinion on various social issues; a stringer for already defunct Yahoo! Contributor Network and Allvoices.com. He is also a former content editor and proofreader for various book publishing companies and spent a short stint in The Manila Times as a Deskman for national and foreign business news. See Regel’s posts.
