Quake rocks Northern Luzon

MANILA, Philippines - A magnitude-4.2 earthquake shook parts of Northern Luzon yesterday morning, state seismologists said.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake occurred at 10:49 a.m.

Its epicenter was located some 51 kilometers northwest of Claveria town in Cagayan.

The quake was felt at Intensity 2 in Claveria and in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte. Intensity 1 was felt in Sinait, Ilocos Sur.

No damage to property was reported in the quake.

Seismologists said the tremor was not expected to generate aftershocks.