Aftershocks are expected from a magnitude 5.0 earthquake that struck off the waters of Ilocos Norte town on Sunday morning, the state seismologist said.
In its earthquake bulletin, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said that the epicenter of the earthquake occurred 63 kilometers west of Currimao in Ilocos Norte at 9:45 a.m.
Phivolcs said that the earthquake was tectonic in origin and had a depth of 10 kilometers.