A magnitude 4.9 earthquake rocked Quezon province early Tuesday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
Phivolcs chief Renato Solidum said the quake happened at about 2:14 a.m.
Its epicenter was located 20 kilometers northwest of Nakar, Quezon, Solidum told the Manila Times.
With a depth of 15 km, the earthquake was tectonic in origin, the Phivolcs chief said.
Phivolcs said Intensity 4 was recorded in General Nakar, Quezon; Malolos City and San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan; Lumban, Laguna; Quezon City; Caloocan City; Makati City and Rodriguez, Rizal.
Intensity 3 was reported in Lucban, Quezon; Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija; Malabon City; and Antipolo City while Intensity 2 was recorded in Santa Cruz, Laguna; San Mateo and Tanay, Rizal; Marikina City; and Navotas City.
Instrumental intensities were also recorded in Makati City (Intensity 4) and Dolores, Quezon; Plaridel, Malolos City and Calumpit, Bulacan; Guagua, Pampanga; Marikina City; Quezon City; Pasig City; Mandaluyong City; and Malabon City (Intensity 3).
Instrumental intensity 2 was reported in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija; Baler, Aurora; Gumaca, Quezon; Tagaytay City, Cavite; Las Pinas City; and San Ildefonso, Bulacan while Intensity 1 was recorded in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija; Muntinlupa City; Lucena City and Lucban, Quezon; Daet, Camarines Norte; Carmona and Bacoor City, Cavite.
The Phivolcs chief said no huge damage was expected but there could be aftershocks.
“This would not cause a tsunami,” he said.