A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck Dasol, Pangasinan, at 1:23 p.m. Friday, followed by a series of smaller tremors, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.
The quake’s epicenter was located 4 kilometers west of Dasol at a depth of 10 kilometers. It was felt at Intensity IV in Alaminos City and Intensity III in Dagupan City.
Instrumental intensities were recorded at Intensity IV in Bani, Intensity II in Dagupan City and Lingayen, and Intensity I in Bolinao, Pangasinan, and Iba, Zambales.
At 2:14 p.m., another magnitude 3.1 quake hit Dasol at a depth of 11 kilometers, followed by a magnitude 2.9 tremor at 2:18 p.m. Earlier, at 1:38 p.m., a magnitude 1.7 quake also shook Mabini, a nearby town.
Phivolcs said aftershocks are not expected.
Meanwhile, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) assured that power transmission services remain stable despite the quakes.
“The Luzon grid remains intact as there are no reports of power interruption and damaged transmission facilities in Pangasinan and nearby areas where the earthquake was felt,” the NGCP said.