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5.6 magnitude earthquake hits Quezon province

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in Jomalig, Quezon, Wednesday morning.

In its Earthquake Information Number 1 advisory, Phivolcs said the tremor was recorded at 7:16am with the epicenter traced to 14.92 degrees north, 122.59 degrees east – 037 km north 49 degrees east of Jomalig.

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Phivolcs also said that an Instrumentality Intensity III advisory was placed in Quezon City. 

“No damage was monitored and no aftershocks were expected,” Phivolcs said.

Update: In a new advisory, Philvolcs has downgraded the magnitude of the earthquake to 5.3.

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