Magnitude 5.3 earthquake jolts Cagayan island

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck off Dalupiri Island, Cagayan on Tuesday afternoon, state seismologists said.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) earthquake was recorded 26 kilometers northeast of the Dalupiri Island  at around 4:03 p.m. with a depth of 16 kilometers.

Aftershocks and damage to infrastructure are expected, Phivolcs warmed.

The following areas reported felt intensities:

Intensity II (slightly felt) – Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte

Intensity I (scarcely perceptible) – Sinait, Ilocos Sur

The following areas recorded Instrumental Intensities:

Intensity III (weak) –  Aparri, Cagayan

Intensity II (slightly felt)- Laoag City and Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte; Candon, Ilocos Sur

Intensity I (scarcely perceptible) – Batac, Ilocos Norte; Sinait, Ilocos Sur

Felt intensity is the ground shaking actually felt and reported by the people through the Phivolcs Earthquake Intensity Scale, while instrumental intensity is indicated by the ground shaking intensity measured by the intensity meters in and around the epicentral area.

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