Earthquake In The Philippines July 24, 2013

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake jolted Mariduque, Philippines on Wednesday night, July 24, 2013, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

Epicenter of the July 24 quake (Phivolcs)

The temblor, which was 19km deep and tectonic in origin, hit at 6:51pm. Its epicenter was located at 15km northwest of Boac, Marinduque and was felt at the following intensities:

Intensity IV - Boac and Mogpog, Marinduque; and
Intensity III - Lucena City; Abra de Ilog, and Occidental Mindoro.

Philvocs said it is not expecting damage from the quake and aftershocks are unlikely to occur. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

The Philippine Archipelago sits on the Ring of Fire, an area in the Pacific where continental plates collide causing frequent quakes.