A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck La Union late Thursday morning, with tremors felt in parts of northern Luzon, Phivolcs said.
Phivolcs reported that the quake hit at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 9, with a depth of 10 kilometers and an epicenter located two kilometers north-northeast of Pugo, La Union.
The quake was felt at Intensity V in Baguio City, Intensity III in Aringay, La Union; Bontoc, Mountain Province; and Sison, Pangasinan, and Intensity II in San Fernando, La Union; Nampicuan, Nueva Ecija; and Dagupan City. Weaker tremors at Intensity I were recorded in Lingayen and Urdaneta, Pangasinan, according to Phivolcs.
The agency said it expects aftershocks, but no damage is anticipated from the quake.