3 tectonic quakes hit Antique

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck Tibiao, Antique at 7:54 p.m. on Wednesday, January 8.
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck Tibiao, Antique at 7:54 p.m. on Wednesday, January 8.

ANTIQUE – Three minor earthquakes hit this province on Wednesday night, January 8, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

At 7:43 p.m., magnitudes 2.1 and 2.4 earthquakes hit Culasi town with a depth of 21 kilometers and Tibiao town with a depth of 23 kilometers, respectively.

The third tremor, at magnitude 2.5, was felt around 7:54 p.m. also in Tibiao.

Phivolcs added that no reported damage to properties in the three tectonic quakes.

On Sunday, January 5, a magnitude 3.3 earthquake also struck Culasi.

In a bulletin issued by the Phivolcs, the earthquake of tectonic origin was recorded at 1:48 a.m. It had a depth of focus of 10 kilometers. N damage or aftershocks was recorded./PN

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