Magnitude 4.8 earthquake rattles Zambales

Magnitude 4.8 earthquake rattles Zambales

MANILA, Philippines – A magnitude 4.8 earthquake shook the province of Zambales on Thursday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.The tremor occurred around 2:09 p.m. some 18 kilometers (kms) southwest of the municipality of Iba, also in the same province, Phivolcs said.Tectonic in origin, it has a depth of 17kms, the state seismology bureau said.Initial reports indicated that Instrumental Intensity 4 …