Daily Tribune
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Ilocos Region late Saturday morning, prompting the immediate evacuation of athletes and school personnel participating in ongoing events. The tremor, with a shallow depth of 10 kilometers, had its epicenter located approximately 31 kilometers from La Union, according to initial reports from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF CALABARZON HEROES
BAGUIO CITY — A 5.4 magnitude shake was felt in the Province of La Union and some parts of Region 1 at 10:36 a.m. Saturday.
According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the depth of the quake is 010 km and the center was at 16.88°N, 120.08°E - 031 km N 84° W of Luna, La Union.
Intensity IV was felt at City of Candon and City of Vigan, both of Ilocos Sur; Intensity III at Sinait, Ilocos Sur; Intensity II in Bangued, Abra; Tagudin, Ilocos Sur; San Fernando and Aringay, La.Union; Bani, Infanta, and Bolinao, Pangasinan and Intensity I in the City of Baguio.
No aftershocks are to be expected. Meanwhile, the City Government of Baguio is urging the public to stay calm yet alert all the time
