Magnitude 5.2 earthquake rocks Masbate

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolted Claveria, Masbate on Tuesday afternoon, with aftershocks expected, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

According to Phivolcs’ bulletin, the earthquake’s epicenter was located 20 kilometers west of Claveria at 3:04 p.m.

It added that the earthquake was tectonic in origin and had a depth ...