Quake jolts Zambales

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Christine Boton - The Philippine Star

December 29, 2025 | 12:00am

Palauig town in Zambales as seen on Google Maps.

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MANILA, Philippines — A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Palauig town in Zambales early yesterday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

Phivolcs located the epicenter at 12 kilometers northwest of Palauig, with a depth of focus of 30 km. The earthquake was tectonic in origin and occurred at 2:26 a.m. yesterday.

Intensity 3 was felt in Masinloc, Iba and Botolan towns in Zambales.

Intensity 1 was recorded in San Marcelino, Zambales; Calumpit, Bulacan; Rizal, Nueva Ecija; Santa Ignacia, Tarlac, and the cities of Navotas and Malabon.

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