MANILA, Philippines — At least three aftershocks were documented minutes after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Calatagan, Batangas and other Luzon areas on Christmas Day morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Friday.
The first aftershock, which has 3.2 magnitude, hit 17 kilometers (kms) southwest of Calatagan, Batangas at 7:53 a.m. It is also of tectonic origin with a depth of 102 kms.
Another aftershock, which registered 3.0 magnitude, shook nine kms southwest of the Batangas town at 7:57 a.m. It is of tectonic origin with a depth of 91 kms.
Ten minutes later, another aftershock, which had 3.2 magnitude, struck 10 kms southwest of Ca…
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