10 other tremors hit Quezon island town after 5.6 earthquake

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10 smaller tremors hit Quezon island town after 5.6 earthquake

10 smaller tremors hit Quezon island town after 5.6 earthquake

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LUCENA CITY — Ten other tremors hit Jomalig town in Quezon province after the 5.6-magnitude earthquake rocked the island town at 7:16 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

A 4.9 magnitude tremor followed the first earthquake at 7:55 a.m., with a depth of one kilometer.

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READ: Magnitude 5.3, 4.9 earthquakes strike off Jomalig, Quezon

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Two 3.2-magnitude earthquakes were recorded at 7:24 a.m. and 8:04 a.m.; 2.7 at 8:05 a.m.; 2.4 at 7:20 a.m. and 8:07 a.m.; 2.2 at 8:14 a.m.; 1.8 at 7:29 a.m.; and 1.5 at 7:32 a.m. and 8:32 a.m..

All quakes were of tectonic origin.

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The provincial government of Quezon suspended classes at all levels in public and private schools in Burdeos, Jomalig, and Patnanungan island towns due to the earthquakes.

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