5 hurt as quake shakes island in Cagayan town

Five people were injured when a wall collapsed at the height of a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that shook Dalupiri Island in Calayan, Cagayan on Tuesday evening, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported.

In its latest bulletin, the OCD said two of the victims sustained brain trauma and head concussion, while the three others suffered minor injuries. The reporters however, were still for validation.

There were no reports yet about damage to infrastructures and displaced individuals.

NIGHT OUT AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE. Some residents of Calayan island in Cagayan province spend the night outside their houses, while others opted for a local evacuation center following a magnitude 6.4 earthquake Tuesday night. The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office is still validating reports of some injuries due to the tremor. MDRRMO-Calayan photo

The OCD Region II, along with the Cagayan and Isabela Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMCs) were still monitoring and assessing the situation.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Operations Center forwarded emergency alert and warning messages to affected residents. Search and rescue teams are also on alert and standby.

Government assistance such as emergency food packs are prepositioned for immediate distribution to affected residents, the OCD said.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has mobilized personnel from the tactical unit of the Marine Battalion Landing Team 10 (MBLT10) in Calayan, Cagayan and is ready to provide assistance as directed by the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (MDRRMC).

“Personnel of our tactical unit (MBLT10) is there in Calayan ready to provide assistance as directed by the MDRRMC.” according to AFP spokesman, Col. Medel Aguilar in a message to Manila Standard.

The strong tectonic earthquake, which was downgraded from magnitude 6.4, happened at 7:03 p.m. with a depth of focus of 41 kilometers, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

As of 8:00 a.m., the Philvolcs recorded a total of 99 aftershocks ranging from magnitude 1.8 to 3.7 with depths of eight up to 29 kilometers.

Intensity IV was felt in Luna in Apayao, Batac City, Currimao, and Pinili in Ilocos Norte; Claveria, Enrile, Pamplona, Sanchez-Mira, and Santa Praxedes in Cagayan.

Intensity III shook Bucay, Lacub, Lagayan, and San Juan in Abra; Banayoyo, Bantay, Burgos, Caoayan, San Emilio, San Esteban, San Ildefonso, San Vicente, Santa Catalina, Santa Cruz, Santiago, Sigay, and Vigan City in Ilocos Sur;  Solana in Cagayan; and Santo Domingo in Nueva Ecija.

Intensity II was also registered in Dolores, La Paz, Luba, Pidigan, and Tubo in Abra Narvacan, Santa, and Santa Maria in Ilocos Sur; and Aparri in Cagayan.

Intensity I in San Isidro in Abra Candon City and Tagudin in Ilocos Sur; and Camalaniugan, Lal-Lo, and Santa Ana in Cagayan.

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