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Occidental Mindoro town spared by 5.6-magnitude quake

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nP07E1cwPaw?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></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><p>MANILA - A moderate earthquake that struck off southeast of Looc, Occidental Mindoro early Monday did not cause damage, the town&#x27;s vice mayor said.</p><p>Looc Vice Mayor Marlon Dela Torre told Teleradyo the town had escaped the 5.6-magnitude tremor unscathed. There were no reports of structural damage and injuries, he said.</p><p>&quot;Sa awa ng Diyos, &#x27;yung pangyayaring lindol kagabi ay wala namang nangyaring kalamidad. Safe ang bayan ng Looc,&quot; Dela Torre added.</p><p>(By God&#x27;s mercy, there was no calamity from last night&#x27;s earthquake. The town is safe.)</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/05/20/m56-quake-jolts-occidental-mindoro-intensity-felt-in-metro-manila">M5.6 quake jolts Occidental Mindoro; intensity felt in Metro Manila</a></li></ul><p>The tectonic earthquake shook the town at 2:16 a.m., with a depth of 121 kilometers, according to Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).</p><p>Intensity 4 wherein shaking is considered &quot;moderately strong&quot; was felt in the towns of Looc, Lubang, Mamburao, Paluan and Sablayan in Occidental Mindoro; and Tagaytay City.</p><p>The earthquake was also &quot;slightly felt&quot; in Metro Manila, where Makati City, Quezon City, Mandaluyong City, Malabon City, Muntinlupa City and Pasig City experienced intensity 2.</p>

<p>A moderate earthquake that struck off southeast of Looc, Occidental Mindoro early Monday did not cause damage, the town's vice mayor said.</p>

A moderate earthquake that struck off southeast of Looc, Occidental Mindoro early Monday did not cause damage, the town's vice mayor said.