Magnitude 6.2 quake shakes Batanes

MANILA, Philippines - A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit Itbayat, Batanes yesterday but state seismologists said there was no report of damage or injury.

The tremor occurred  at 11:29 a.m. with its epicenter traced at 214 kilometers southwest of Itbayat.

Renato Solidum, director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), said there was no threat of tsunami from the quake, but warned the public of possible aftershocks.

Phivolcs said the quake was felt at Intensity 3 in Calayan Island.