4.5 quake jolts Batanes

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya ,Philippines  – A 4.5 magnitude earthquake rocked Batanes province early yesterday morning.

 Reports stated that the quake was recorded at around 5:31 a.m. with its epicenter some 41 kilometers southeast of Basco town.

 The tremor, which was tectonic in origin, was recorded at a depth of 148 kms in the middle of Balintang Channel.

 There were no reports of deaths or damage to property from the quake.