Manila, April 26 -- As fear of a catastrophic earthquake, dubbed as the "Big One", hangs like the Sword of Damocles over Metro Manila following a series of tremors that struck Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao early this week, the people are urged to pray this powerful prayer to avert such disaster.

At 3 a.m. Friday, a magnitude 4.4 earthquake jolted Ilocos Norte, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

The tremor's epicenter, was traced 10 kilometers southwest of San Nicolas town.

Intensity 4 was felt in San Nicolas while Intensity 3 was felt in Sarrat.

The tremor was also felt in Sinait and Vigan City in Ilocos Sur and Pasuquin and Laoag City in Ilocos Norte.

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