Over 2-K aftershocks recorded after Abra quake

By Gabriela Baron

Over 2,000 aftershocks were recorded by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) following the magnitude 7.0 quake that rocked Northern Luzon on July 27.

As of 2:00 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, Phivolcs recorded a total of 2,083 aftershocks and plotted a total of 696 earthquakes.

However, of the number, only 54 were felt.

The quakes ranged from magnitudes 1.4 to 5.1.

Based on the Sunday, July 31, data provided by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, at least 10 individuals perished from the major tremor. –ag

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