Aftershocks expected as magnitude 5.7 quake hits Batanes

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<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/08/13/20230813-earthquake-batanes.jpg' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/08/13/20230813-earthquake-batanes.jpg' ></figure></div><p><br/>MANILA — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Sunday advised residents in extreme northern Luzon to prepare for possible aftershocks after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake shook off Batanes.</p><p>The quake, which was tectonic in origin, struck at 9:43 a.m. Sunday. Its epicenter was located about 38 kilometers west of Sabtang, Batanes.</p><p>It had a depth of 10 kilometers, Phivolcs said in its <a href='https://earthquake.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/2023_Earthquake_Information/August/2023_0813_0143_B1F.html'>advisory</a>. </p><p>The earthquake was reportedly felt in some parts of northern Luzon, with Intensity I termors recorded in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte.</p><p>While no damage was expected, Phivolcs noted that aftershocks were possible.</p><p>Earthquakes are a normal occurrence across the Philippines as the country sits along the Pacific Ring of Fire, an region where quakes and volcanic eruptions take place.</p><p><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES:</strong></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe height='315' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/_qlabuiaqzk?enablejsapi=1' width='560'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div>

<p>The earthquake was reportedly felt in some parts of northern Luzon, with Intensity I termors recorded in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte.</p><p>While no damage was expected, Phivolcs noted that aftershocks were possible.</p><p>Earthquakes are a normal occurrence across the Philippines as the country sits along the Pacific Ring of Fire, an region where quakes and volcanic eruptions take place.</p><p><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES:</strong></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe height='315' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/_qlabuiaqzk?enablejsapi=1' width='560'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div>

<p>The quake, which was tectonic in origin, struck at 9:43 a.m. Sunday. Its epicenter was located about 38 kilometers west of Sabtang, Batanes.</p><p>It had a depth of 10 kilometers, Phivolcs said in its <a href='https://earthquake.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/2023_Earthquake_Information/August/2023_0813_0143_B1F.html'>advisory</a>. </p>

<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/08/13/20230813-earthquake-batanes.jpg' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/08/13/20230813-earthquake-batanes.jpg' ></figure></div><p><br>MANILA — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Sunday advised residents in extreme northern Luzon to prepare for possible aftershocks after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake shook off Batanes.</p>

Phivolcs advised residents in extreme northern Luzon to prepare for possible aftershocks after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake shook off Batanes.

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Aftershocks expected as magnitude 5.7 quake hits Batanes

Aftershocks expected as magnitude 5.7 quake hits Batanes