2 mild earthquakes sway Quezon town.

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2 mild earthquakes sway Quezon town

Quezon map shows the March 14, 2024 earthquake location

3.8 magnitude earthquake in Quezon recorded at 5:44AM, March 14, 2024. | PHOTO: Official facebook page of Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS-DOST)

LUCENA CITY — Two successive mild earthquakes on Thursday swayed San Francisco town in Quezon province.

A 3.8-magnitude tectonic earthquake was recorded at 5:44 a.m. with its epicenter located 21 kilometers southwest of San Francisco, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported in its bulletin. The earthquake had a depth of four kilometers.

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At 6:08 a.m., a magnitude 2.8 tectonic tremor hit the town with a six-km depth.

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Phivolcs said the temblors were not expected to cause damage or aftershocks.

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San Francisco town lies along the coast of Tayabas Bay facing the South China Sea. It is located at the southern tip of Quezon.

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