LUCENA CITY: Two minor earthquakes swayed the island town of Panukulan, Quezon, and the municipality of Tingloy in Batangas province on Tuesday (Sept 30) afternoon.
The Philippine Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said a magnitude 3.4 tectonic tremor hit 53km northeast of Panukulan with a depth of 10km at 12:47pm. A tectonic earthquake is produced by sudden movement along faults and plate boundaries.
Phivolcs said they were not expecting damage or aftershocks from the earthquake.
Panukulan and two other municipalities — Polillo and Burdeos — are located on Polillo Island off Lamon Bay, facing the Pacific Ocean in the northern part of the province.
Phivolcs said the tremor struck 13km southwest of the locality with a depth of 3km.
Instrumental intensity I was recorded in Puerto Galera town in Oriental Mindoro province. Instrumental intensities are measured by an intensity scale.
Batangas is one of the most seismically active areas in the Philippines, which is generated by the Lubang Fault, located between Mindoro Island and Batangas. - Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN
