Magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolts Philippines in Batangas province on the main island of Luzon

MANILA, May 22 (Xinhua): An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 jolted Batangas province on the main Philippine island of Luzon on Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

The institute said the quake, which occurred at 5:50 a.m. local time, hit at a depth of 132 km, about 21 km northwest of Calatagan town.