Magnitude 4.5 quake hits Sorsogon — Phivolcs

(PHIVOLCS)

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected in Sorsogon province at around 3:56 a.m., Sunday, July 3, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 9 kilometers (km) northeast of Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon and was shallow at a depth of 10 km.

It was felt as a “weak” tremor at Intensity III in Prieto Diaz.

Meanwhile, it was “slightly felt” at Intensity II in Legazpi City, Albay.

Phivolcs said the earthquake was tectonic...