More aftershocks recorded after Abra quake

By Gabriela Baron

A total of 1,433 aftershocks were recorded by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) after the magnitude 7.0 quake that rocked Northern Luzon on July 27.

As of 2:00 p.m. Saturday, Phivolcs plotted a total of 431 earthquakes.

However, only 37 of the tremors were felt.

The quakes ranged from magnitudes 1.5 to 5.0

Based on the Friday, July 29, data provided by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, six individuals have been reported dead while four others are missing following the major quake.

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