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5.9 quake hit Samar, Phivolcs report says

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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the waters off Northern Samar on Friday.

The tectonic tremor, located 105 kilometers northeast of Mapanas town, hit at 2:33 p.m, the agency said, adding that with a depth of 38 kilometers, the quake could spawn aftershocks, Phivolcs’ initial bulletin said.

Phivolcs said it recorded the following instrumental Intensities. Intensity III – Mapanas and Palapag, Northern Samar; Intensity II – Rosario and San Roque, Northern Samar; Prieto Diaz and Bulusan, Sorsogo; Intensity I – Legazpi City and Tabaco, Albay; Mercedes and Daet, Camarines Norte; Pili, Camarines Sur; Hernani and Can-Avid, Eastern Samar; Hilongos, Dulag, Kananga, Abuyog, Alangalang and Baybay, Leyte

The quake is not expected to cause damage to infrastructure, it added. On Wednesday, a shallow magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Camarines Norte and was felt in parts of Luzon and Visayas.

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