Predawn quake rocks south Luzon, Metro Manila

A magnitude-4.9 quake struck Bicol shortly after midnight Thursday, jolting residents not only in the region but also in parts of Metro Manila and Southern Luzon. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Radio dzBB cited initial information reaching the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology that the quake was recorded at 12:47 a.m. The quake was tectonic in origin and the epicenter was traced near Naga in Camarines Sur. It was felt at Intensity III in Naga City; and Intensity II in Pasay City, Alabang in Muntinlupa City, and Guinayangan town in Quezon province. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake measured at magnitude 4.8, and traced the epicenter to 45 km west southwest of Naga; 80 km southeast of San Pedro in Laguna; 105 km (65 miles) west-northwest of Legazpi City in Albay; or 235 km east southeast of Manila. — RSJ, GMANews.TV