Magnitude 4.6 Earthquake Strikes Off Zambales, Felt in Quezon City

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by Pia Regalado

Photo/s: Phivolcs

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck off Zambales Friday afternoon, with parts of Quezon City feeling the tremor, Phivolcs said.

The earthquake hit 7 kilometers west of the coastal town of Masinloc at 4:36 p.m., with a depth of 40 kilometers, Phivolcs said.

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Intensity II was felt in Quezon City.

Instrumental intensities were also recorded in:

Intensity IV - Iba, Zambales
Intensity III - Infanta, Pangasinan; Olongapo City, Zambales
Intensity II - Gapan City, Nueva Ecija; Dagupan City, Pangasinan; Subic, San Antonio, Zambales
Intensity I - Plaridel, Bulacan; Malabon City, Pasig City, Quezon City, Navotas City, Metro Manila; San Jose, Palayan City, Nueva Ecija; Guagua, Pampanga;
Basista, Bolinao, Pangasinan; San Francisco, Quezon; Tarlac City, Tarlac

No aftershocks were expected, it said.

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