Magnitude 3.6 quake jolts Zamboanga del Norte

By Ma. Cristina Arayata/PNA

MANILA — A magnitude 3.6 earthquake jolted Zamboanga del Norte on Friday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.

The tectonic quake struck 4 km northwest of the municipality of Manukan at around 1:41 p.m.

It had a depth of 4 km.

Intensity 3 was felt in Manukan, while Intensity II was reported in Dipolog City and Katipunan.

Intensity 1 was recorded in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay.

Phivolcs said it is not expecting aftershocks and damages from the earthquake.

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