MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.8 aftershock struck Itbayat town in Batanes on Saturday morning following the stronger magnitude 5.9 quake that earlier hit the town. Phivolcs confirmed that the quake was an aftershock of the magnitude 5.9 quake that hit the town of Itbayat at 7:37 a.m. Prior to the magnitude 5.9 quake, Itbayat was struck by a magnitude 5.4 quake at 4:16 a.m. In an earlier update, Phivolcs said the aftershock was at magnitude 5.4 and with its epicenter located 72 kilometers northeast of Itbayat, Batanes before updating the information and changing the magnitude to 5.8 and the epicenter being at Basco, Batanes. /mufRELATED STORIES:UPDATE: 5.9 magnitude quake jolts BatanesMagnitude 5.4 quake rocks Itbayat, Batanes4 dead, 19 hurt in Batanes quakeADVERTISEMENTRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 27, 2019 02:57 UTC