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Phivolcs: Magnitude-3.9 quake rocks Ilocos


A magnitude-3.9 quake rocked parts of the Ilocos region Thursday morning, but state seismologists said there was no casualty or damage to property. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the quake was recorded at 9:31 a.m. and was tectonic in origin. It said the quake was felt at Intensity IV in Sinait town in Ilocos Sur; Intensity III in Sto. Domingo and Vigan in Ilocos Sur; and Intensity II in Laoag and Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte; Bangued, Abra; and Callao, Cagayan. No aftershock was expected from the quake, Phivolcs said. - RSJ, GMANews.TV