5 hurt in Northern Luzon quake; no damage recorded in Ilocos Norte
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – The province of Ilocos Norte reported no damage from the magnitude-6.3 earthquake that rocked extreme Northern Luzon on Tuesday night, September 12.
However, the Office of Civil Defense said on Wednesday, September 13, that five people were reported injured due to a wall that collapsed following the earthquake in Dalupiri Island in Calayan town, Cagayan province.
Three sustained minor injuries while the other two suffered brain trauma and head concussions and are still undergoing confirmation.
"No families/persons are currently being catered to inside or outside evacuation centers. No major damage or infrastructures are reported as of this time," the OCD said.
It also added that OCD-Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) along with the Cagayan and Isabela Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils are still monitoring and assessing the situation while search and rescue teams are on standby.
The agency said it has yet to receive reports of fatalities from the tremor but recorded at least 100 aftershocks as of 8 a.m. Wednesday.
The Ilocos Norte Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported no damage to properties from the earthquake as of Wednesday morning.
Ilocos Norte PDRRMO Officer Marcel Tabiji said that local DRRMOs are moving around their areas to assess all structures for damage.
Tuguegarao City Information Officer Sherwin Bariuan said that the local DRRMO are conducting monitoring and assessment of the structures in the Cagayan capital for damage.
The tectonic tremor occurred at 7:03 p.m. and its epicenter was 22 kilometers northeast of Dalupiri and had a depth of 41 kilometers.