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Magnitude 4.5 quake strikes off Catanduanes

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MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck off Catanduanes near the Philippine Trench on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

Ìý³§tate seismologists said the tremor struck 96 kilometers (km) southeast of Baras, Catanduanes at 12:29 p.m.

Phivolcs said the quake was tectonic in origin and had a depth of 32 km.

No significant damage to property and aftershocks are expected, Phivolcs added. 

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