Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes offshore Zambales

Published Mar 11, 2021 4:04:10 PM

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 11) — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit the waters off Santa Cruz, Zambales on Thursday, state seismologists reported.

The tremor struck west of Santa Cruz town at 3:24 p.m., according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology or Phivolcs. It earlier announced a magnitude 5.7 earthquake but later downgraded it.

Phivolcs said the quake, which had a depth of 15 kilometers, was tectonic in origin – indicating there was a movement in the Earth’s crust.

Phivolcs is not expecting any damage from the temblor but said aftershocks may be recorded.

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