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Magnitude 5.4 quake shakes Zamboanga del Norte town

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Magnitude 5.4 quake shakes Zamboanga del Norte town



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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1737607081411image (4).jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em></em>Magnitude 5.4 quake shakes Zamboanga del Norte town.<em> Phivolcs</em> </span></span></span></div><p>MANILA (<strong>UPDATED</strong>) — A magnitude 5.4 earthquake shook Zamboanga del Norte before noon on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.</p><p>The epicenter of the tectonic quake — initially measured at magnitude 6.1 — was located 5 kilometers southeast of the coastal town of Siocon. </p><p>The tremor struck at 11:41 a.m. at a shallow depth of 43 kilometers, the seismology agency said in an updated advisory.</p><p> A &quot;strong&quot; Intensity 5 was felt in Siocon as well as in Ipil town in Zamboanga Sibugay and Isabela City. An Intensity 5 quake may be felt throughout a building and hanging objects could swing violently.</p><p>Earthquake Intensities 4 and below were also felt in nearby towns and cities, according to Phivolcs.</p><div><strong>Intensity 4</strong></div><p>- City of Zamboanga  </p><p>- Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte  </p><p>- Dimataling, Zamboanga del Sur  </p><p>- Alicia, Zamboanga Sibugay  </p><div> </div><div><strong>Intensity 3</strong></div><p>- City of Dipolog and President Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte  </p><p>- Buug and Siay, Zamboanga Sibugay  </p><div> </div><div><strong>Intensity 2</strong></div><p>- San Jose, Antique  </p><p>- City of Himamaylan, Negros Occidental  </p><p>- Molave, Zamboanga del Sur  </p><div> </div><div><strong>Intensity 1</strong></div><p>- City of Kabankalan, Negros Occidental</p><div> </div><p>Instrumental Intensity 4, meanwhile, was recorded in  Zamboanga City, Phivolcs said. An instrumental intensity means a quake is detected and recorded by intensity meters installed in an area and may or may not be felt by residents there.</p><p>While Phivolcs noted that damage to properties was unlikely, it warned that aftershocks could happen following the quake.</p><p>Thursday&#x27;s quake in Zamboanga del Norte follows the magnitude 5.8 earthquake that rocked San Francisco town in Southern Leyte earlier in the day.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/1/23/m5-8-quake-rocks-san-francisco-town-s-leyte-0900">M5.8 quake rocks San Francisco town, S. Leyte</a></div><p>Speaking on TeleRadyo Serbisyo, Phivolcs Director Teresito Bacolcol said the Zamboanga del Norte and Southern Leyte quakes were unrelated.</p><p>He explained that because of the many faults in the country, the agency records at least 30 tremors a day, and strong quakes occasionally occur. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/1/23/roads-houses-damaged-classes-disrupted-after-quake-hits-southern-leyte-1346">Roads, houses damaged, classes disrupted after quake hits Southern Leyte</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JFkxPvmb6VY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>A magnitude 5.4 earthquake shook Zamboanga del Norte before noon on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.</p>

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake shook Zamboanga del Norte before noon on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.