3.6 quake jolts northern Mindoro
Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2018 04:41:45 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck off northern Mindoro island at 11:23 a.m., the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Monday.
In a report, Phivolcs said that the center of the quake was traced at 78 kilometers (km) northwest of Lubang, Occidental Mindoro.
The tremor had a depth of focus of 16 km and of tectonic origin.
Phivolcs further noted that aftershocks and damage could not be expected following the quake.
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