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A magnitude 6 earthquake struck the province of Masbate early in the morning Thursday.
The earthquake struck 10 kilometers southwest of Butuan town at around 2 a.m. and had a depth of 10 kilometers.
After the magnitude 6 earthquake, over 100 aftershocks were registered with 16 of them strongly felt throughout the region according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
The following intensities were recorded:
Intensity VII – Masbate City in Masbate
Intensity V – Dimasalang in San Fernando and Uson in Masbate
Intensity IV – Legazpi in Albay; Aroroy, Cataingan, Esperanza, Milagros, and Pio V. Corpuz in Masbate; Irosin and Sorsogon City in Sorsogon
Intensity III – Daraga in Albay
Seismic instruments in nearby regions registered the following instrumental intensities:
Intensity VI – Masbate City in Masbate
Intensity IV – Bulusan and Sorsogon City in Sorsogon; Bogo City in Cebu
Intensity III – Legazpi City and Tabaco City in Albay; Iriga City in Camarines Sur; Bago City in Negros Occidental; Alangalang, Calubian, Isabel, Kananga, and Palo in Leyte; Ormoc City and Rosario in Northern Samar
Intensity II – Gumaca in Quezon; Daet in Camarines Norte; Ragay in Camarines Sur; Prieto Diaz in Sorsogon; Malinao, in Aklan; Jamindan and Tapaz in Capiz; Argao in Cebu; Can-Avid in Eastern Samar; Abuyog and Dulag in Leyte; San Roque in Northern Samar
Intensity I – Lopez, Mulanay, and Polillo in Quezon; Boac in Marinduque; Pandan in Antique; La Carlota City in Negros Occidental; Saint Bernard in Southern Leyte
The following were posts of the catastrophe coming from Twitter:
In all, a total of 135 tremors were recorded at around 1 p.m. with the intensities ranging from 1.5 to 4.2.
There were minor damage reported after the quake but wasn’t specified where exactly.
Source: Inquirer.net/Phivolcs/Twitter
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