By Gabriela Baron
Twin quakes hit Cagayan Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 1, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.
A magnitude 5.3 quake jolted Dalupiri Island in Calayan, Cagayan about 4:03 p.m.
It hit 26 kilometers (km) northeast of Dalupiri Island and had a depth of 16 km.
Intensity II was reported in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, while Intensity I was logged in Sinait, Ilocos Sur.
Another 4.3-magnitude quake hit Dalupiri Island anew at about 4:09 p.m.
Damages and aftershocks from the magnitude 5.3-quake are expected.
