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LEGAZPI CITY — A magnitude 3.9 earthquake hit Masbate on Sunday morning, April 13, which adopted a minor tectonic motion additionally felt within the island province on Saturday.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that the earthquake on Sunday was logged at 9:11 a.m. and was situated close to Palanas city.
The earthquake, which was tectonic in origin, had a depth of 10 kilometers, in keeping with Phivolcs.
It was felt at Depth 2 in Cataingan city and Depth 1 in Legazpi Metropolis, Albay.
No harm and aftershocks have been anticipated.
Areas struck by an earthquake with magnitudes starting from 2.5 to five.4 are labeled as “gentle,” with solely minor harm anticipated to infrastructures.
On Saturday, a 1.5 magnitude earthquake was additionally logged in Esperanza city in Masbate. It was adopted by a magnitude 3.4 earthquake on Tinaga Island in Vinzons, Camarines Norte at 11:26 a.m.
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