Northern Samar Hit with Magnitude 5.7 Quake

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A tremor has just been reported in the Northern Samar this Monday according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).

The quake which registered at magnitude 5.7 struck at 11:39 in the morning and has been determined by the agency to be tectonic in origin.

Its epicenter was located at 34 kilometers northwest of Pambujan town with a depth of focus of 54 kilometers.

The following areas reported the varying intensities:

Intensity V – Bobon, Catarman, Laoang, Lavezares, Palapag, Rosario, and San Roque, NORTHERN SAMAR

Intensity IV – Pilar and City of Sorsogon, SORSOGON

Intensity III – City of Legazpi and City of Tabaco, ALBAY; Virac, CATANDUANES; City of Masbate, MASBATE; Bulusan and Irosin, SORSOGON; Burauen and Javier, LEYTE

Intensity II – Calubian, Hilongos, Leyte, and Mahaplag, LEYTE; Hinunangan and Sogod, SOUTHERN LEYTE

While the following instrumental intensities have been reported in these areas:

Intensity V – Rosario and San Roque, NORTHERN SAMAR

Intensity IV – Bulusan and City of Sorsogon, SORSOGON; Can-Avid, EASTERN SAMAR; Abuyog, LEYTE; Gandara, SAMAR

Intensity III – City of Legazpi and City of Tabaco, ALBAY; City of Masbate and Uson, MASBATE; Pilar, SORSOGON; Sulat, EASTERN SAMAR; Alangalang, Carigara, Dulag, and Javier, LEYTE

Intensity II – Tinambac, CAMARINES SUR; Aroroy, Batuan, Cataingan, Esperanza, and Milagros, MASBATE; Burauen, Calubian, Hilongos, Kananga, Leyte, Mahaplag, and Palo, LEYTE; Hinunangan and Sogod, SOUTHERN LEYTE

Intensity I – Caramoan and Pasacao, CAMARINES SUR; Claveria, MASBATE; City of Roxas, CAPIZ; CITY OF CEBU; Albuera, LEYTE

PHIVOLCS warned of possible aftershocks but did not expect any damage from the recent event.

Source: GMANewsOnline, Phivolcs