Intensity 8 is classified on Phivolcs’ scale as “very destructive,” wherein people cannot stand outdoors and buildings are likely to sustain heavy damage ...

Phivolcs said the tremor, which was tectonic in origin, happened around 6:10 a.m. some 17 kilometers (km) southeast of Dolores town, also in the province. It had a depth of focus of 17 km, it added.