Quake jolts La Union, Ilocos areas

Ghio Ong, Artemio Dumlao – The Philippine Star

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — A magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolted La Union and several areas in Ilocos region yesterday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

Phivolcs said the quake occurred at 10:36 a.m. and its epicenter was located 31 kilometers west of Luna town in La Union.

The temblor was felt at Intensity 4 in Candon and Vigan, and Intensity 3 in Sinait, Ilocos Sur.

Intensity 2 was felt in Bangued, Abra; Tagudin in Ilocos Sur; San Fernando and Aringay in La Union, and Bani, Infanta and Bolinao in Pangasinan.

State seismologists said the quake was expected to generate aftershocks.

Source : https://www.philstar.com/nation/2025/05/25/2445555/quake-jolts-la-union-ilocos-areas

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