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Predawn magnitude-3.9 quake rocks Mindoro — Phivolcs


A predawn magnitude-3.9 quake jolted residents of Mindoro Occidental Sunday, but state seismologists said no damage or aftershock was expected. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake was recorded at 2:38 a.m., and was tectonic in origin. It said the epicenter was about 17 km southeast of Mamburao in Occidental Mindoro in Southern Luzon. Phivolcs said the quake was felt in Batangas City in Batangas province, but did not indicate at what intensity. No aftershock was expected from the predawn quake, Phivolcs said.— LBG, GMANews.TV

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