A magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred Thursday afternoon in Zambales, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

Phivolcs director Teresito "Toto" Bacolcol said the tremor happened around 3:16 p.m. some 26 kilometers southwest of Palauig town, also in the province.

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