Mild quake jolts Baguio, Benguet

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded yesterday a magnitude 4 earthquake in Baguio City.

Phivolcs said the tremor occurred at around 9:18 a.m. with its epicenter traced at three kilometers southeast of Tuba, Benguet.

It was felt at Intensity 3 in Baguio City and La Trinidad, Benguet.

The quake had a depth of 21 kms and was tectonic in origin. – Helen Flores, Artemio Dumlao