
5.8 magnitude earthquake hits northern Philippines
Manila, July 15 (UNI) An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 struck the northern Philippine province of Ilocos Norte on Tuesday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported. The institute said that the quake, which occurred at 10:38 a.m. local time, struck at a depth of 27 km, approximately 29 km…