3.5-magnitude quake hits Batanes

(Eagle News)–A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck Batanes on Sunday, Sept. 6.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 6:18 a.m., had its epicenter 15 kilometers southeast of Sabtang.

It had a depth of one kilometer and was tectonic in origin.

An intensity II was reported in Basco.

No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.