A policeman watches as a resident retrieves his motorcycle among the rubble of a damaged building after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Kidapawan town, north Cotabato province, on the southern island of Mindanao on October 31, 2019. - A powerful earthquake struck the southern Philippines on October 31, crushing a man under falling debris and sparking searches of seriously damaged buildings that had already been rattled by two previous deadly tremors. (Photo by Ferdinandh CABRERA / AFP)
Manila, July 1 An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted Cagayan province in northern Philippines on Friday, authorities said.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which occurred at 2.40 a.m., hit at a depth of 27 km, about 27 km southeast of Dalupiri Island in Calayan town, reports Xinhua news agency.
A policeman watches as a resident retrieves his motorcycle among the rubble of a damaged building after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Kidapawan town, north Cotabato province, on the southern island of Mindanao on October 31, 2019. – A powerful earthquake struck the southern Philippines on October 31, crushing a man under falling debris and sparking searches of seriously damaged buildings that had already been rattled by two previous deadly tremors. (Photo by Ferdinandh CABRERA / AFP)
The tremor was also felt in nearby provinces, including Apayao and Ilocos Sur on the main Luzon island.
The institute said the tectonic quake will trigger aftershocks but cannot cause damage.
The Philippines has frequent seismic activity due to its location along the Pacific “Ring of Fire”.
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