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Magnitude 5.8 quake strucks Maconacon, Isabela
Magnitude 5.8 quake strucks Maconacon, Isabela
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Magnitude 5.8 quake strucks Maconacon, Isabela
by Ellicia Del Mundo04 May 2023

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:

  • Intensity V: Peñablanca, Enrile, at Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
  • Intensity IV: City of Batac, Ilocos Norte
  • Intensity II: Pasuquin, Bacarra at Laoag, Ilocos Norte

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Other areas that also felt the quake's intensities are as follows:

  • Intensity V - Penablanca, Cagayan
  • Intensity IV - Gonzaga, Cagayan
  • Intensity III - Ilagan, Isabela
  • Intensity II - Casiguran, Aurora; Pasuquin, Laoag City, Batac, Ilocos Norte; Vigan City, Ilocos Sur; Santiago City, Isabela; Tabuk, Kalinga; Madella, Quirino
  • Intensity I - Bangued, Abra; Diapaculao, Baler, Aurora; Narvacan, Ilocos Sur; Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya

Following this, Phivolcs reported that 4.2 earthquake jolted anew Maconacon, Isabela at about 9:22 am, and was felt in Gonzaga, Cagayan and Ilagan, Isabela.

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