Magnitude 4.9 quake rocks Caraga
January 30, 2010MANILA, Philippines - A Magnitude 4.9 earthquake rocked parts of Caraga region Thursday late afternoon after a tremor also rocked Catanduanes province before dawn on the same day.
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the epicenter of the quake was located at 70 kilometers northeast of Surigao City and the depth of focus was 80 kilometers. It said the tremor was tectonic in origin.
Phivolcs also said that the quake was felt at Intensity IV in Surigao City; General Luna, Surigao del Norte; Intensity III in Socorro, Surigao del Norte; and Intensity II in Mainit, Surigao del Norte.
No one was reported injured due to the tremor. There were also no report of aftershocks.
Before dawn Thursday, a shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Virac town in Catanduanes province.
The Phivolcs said the Catanduanes quake struck 156 kilometers northeast of Virac town at 2:49 a.m..
The quake was felt at Intensity 3 in Virac town and Naga City and Intensity 2 in Legaspi City in Albay province, Cabid-an in Sorsogon and Guinayangan in Quezon province.
Exactly a week ago, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck northeast off the coast of Virac at 10:02 a.m. There were no reported damages from the earthquake. With a report from Charmane Awitan, ABS-CBN News Caraga
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