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Magnitude 5.6 quake strikes Occidental Mindoro

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="alt" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/10/03/quake.jpg"/></figure></div><p>MANILA<strong> (3rd UPDATE)</strong> - A magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolted Occidental Mindoro early Sunday, Phivolcs said.</p><p>The tremor, recorded at 5:59 a.m., was located 10 kilometers northwest of Sablayan town, according to state seismologists.</p><p>It was tectonic in origin with a depth of 10 kilometers.</p><p>The following instrumental intensities were reported:</p><ul>	<li>Intensity III - San Jose, Occidental Mindoro</li>	<li>Intensity II - Batangas City</li>	<li>Intensity I - Mulanay and Mauban, Quezon; Tagaytay City</li></ul><p>Damage and aftershocks were expected, Phivolcs said.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Niyanig ng magnitude 5.6 na lindol ang Sablayan, Occ. Mindoro kaninang 5:59 am na nasundan ng mga aftershocks.<br/>Nagdulot ng pinsapa ang lindol sa ilang bahay. 📷: Sablayan MDRRMO <a href="https://t.co/isk5ETVw7w">pic.twitter.com/isk5ETVw7w</a></p>— Dennis Datu (@Dennis_Datu) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dennis_Datu/status/1444503500809916416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 3, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>In Sablayan&#x27;s Barangay San Agustin, the wall of a house crumbled due to the quake, according to the town&#x27;s disaster response officer, Arcris Canillo.</p><p>No one was hurt while some damage to five houses were estimated at P208,000, according to the local disaster office.</p><p>“Talagang umuuga ang mga bahay, matagal din po,&quot; Sablayan mayor Andy Dangeros said.</p><p>(Houses were shaking and it lasted long.)</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The wall of a house in Barangay San Agustin, Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro collapsed due to the Magnitude 5.6 quake early Sunday morning. Courtesy of. Yolanda Patingan / Marlon Patingan" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/10/03/viber_image_2021-10-03_08-08-36-872.jpg"/><figcaption>The wall of a house in Barangay San Agustin, Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro collapsed due to the Magnitude 5.6 quake early Sunday morning. <em>Courtesy of Yolanda Patingan / Marlon Patingan</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>A second earthquake, measured at magnitude 4.6, was recorded at 7:33 a.m., some 7 kilometers southeast of Sablayan town.</p><p>It had a depth of focus of 13 kilometers and was tectonic in origin.</p><p>A &quot;moderately strong&quot; tremor or Intensity IV was felt in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro, according to Phivolcs.</p><p>The Philippines is situated on the Pacific &quot;Ring of Fire,&quot; an arc of intense seismic activity that stretches from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/08/21/magnitude-61-davao-del-sur-temblor-part-of-series-of-quakes-phivolcs">Magnitude 6.1 Davao del Sur temblor part of series of quakes: Phivolcs</a></li></ul><div><strong>— With a report from Dennis Datu, ABS-CBN News; and, Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1690185" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolted Occidental Mindoro early Sunday, Phivolcs said.