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Saturday, October 18, 2008

3.9-strong quake jolts Legazpi, Sorsogon

By Ephraim Aguilar
Southern Luzon Bureau
First Posted 16:58:00 10/18/2008
INQUIRER.net

LEGAZPI CITY, Albay -- A 3.9-magnitude earthquake shook Legazpi City and
Sorsogon City at 7:21 a.m. Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

In a bulletin, state seismologists said the earthquake, which was tectonic in origin, was located 50 kilometers northeast of Sorsogon City.

No damage or aftershocks were expected, Phivolcs said.

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