Another earthquake shakes San Miguel town


By J. Jala | 03:43 PM June 02, 2021

A minute after the twin earthquakes were felt in Carmen town, another quake struck San Miguel town on Wednesday afternoon, June 2.

A magnitude 3.2 quake hit 34 km east of San Miguel at 2:22 p. m.

Although the tremor was small enough not to cause damage, its shallow depth and vicinity to densely inhabited areas.

According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, at 2:21 p. m., two quakes appeared. The first 1.5 magnitude quake struck west of Carmen at a depth of 7 kilometers and a 2.5 magnitude occured east of Carmen.

The quakes were felt in Catigbian, Clarin and Trinidad towns.

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