Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Marinduque hit by magnitude 4.7 earthquake (Jul 24)

The islands of Marinduque was hit by a magnitude 4.7 earthquake on Wednesday evening.

Marinduque earthquake, Jul 24, 2013

According to the bulletin posted by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the earthquake occurred at exactly 6:51:34 PM of July 24, 2013.

The epicenter was traced 15 kilometers (km) northwest of Boac, the capital of Marinduque. It had a depth of 19 km.

Reported intensities:

Intensity IV - Boac and Mogpog, Marinduque
Intensity III - Lucena City; Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro

No damage nor aftershock is expected.

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