Magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits La Union waters

Metro Manila, Philippines - State seismologists on Saturday, May 24 warned of aftershocks and damage after a magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit the waters off La Union.

In a bulletin, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) initially said the quake was magnitude 5.4. It later on downgraded it to 5.2.

Phivolcs said the tectonic earthquake’s center was located west of Luna in La Union at 10:36 a.m. It had a depth of 10 kilometers.

The following intensities were felt in the following areas:

Intensity IV - Candon City and Vigan City Ilocos Sur

Intensity III - Sinait, Ilocos Sur

Intensity II - Bangued, Abra; Tagudin, Ilocos Sur; San Fernando and Aringay in La Union; Bani, Infanta, and Bolinao in Pangasinan

Intensity I - Baguio City