A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Maconacon in Isabela province on Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has reported.
In a bulletin, the state seismologist stated that at about 8:49 am, the earthquake was strongly felt in the following areas in Northern Luzon:
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<li>Intensity V: Pe&ntilde;ablanca, Enrile, at Tuguegarao City, Cagayan</li>
<li>Intensity IV: City of Batac, Ilocos Norte</li>
<li>Intensity II: Pasuquin, Bacarra at Laoag, Ilocos Norte</li>
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JUST IN: Magitude 5.8 na lindol yumanig sa Maconacon, Isabela l via <a href="https://twitter.com/phivolcs_dost?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@phivolcs_dost</a>, DZRH News <a href="https://t.co/iemPZGWM1i">pic.twitter.com/iemPZGWM1i</a>
&mdash; DZRH NEWS (@dzrhnews) <a href="https://twitter.com/dzrhnews/status/1653931720981487617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Other areas that also felt the quake's intensities are as follows:
<ul>
<li>Intensity V - Penablanca, Cagayan</li>
<li>Intensity IV - Gonzaga, Cagayan</li>
<li>Intensity III - Ilagan, Isabela</li>
<li>Intensity II - Casiguran, Aurora; Pasuquin, Laoag City, Batac, Ilocos Norte; Vigan City, Ilocos Sur; Santiago City, Isabela; Tabuk, Kalinga; Madella, Quirino</li>
<li>Intensity I - Bangued, Abra; Diapaculao, Baler, Aurora; Narvacan, Ilocos Sur; Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya</li>
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Following this, Phivolcs reported that <a href="https://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/index.php/earthquake/earthquake-information3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">4.2 earthquake jolted anew</a> Maconacon, Isabela at about 9:22 am, and was felt in Gonzaga, Cagayan and Ilagan, Isabela.

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Magnitude 5.8 quake strucks Maconacon, Isabela