Magnitude 5.5 earthquake shakes Eastern Visayas

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake shakes Eastern Visayas

MANILA, Philippines — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 rocked Eastern Visayas on Saturday morning, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). According to the agency, the quake struck 39 kilometers (km.) northeast of Hernani town in Eastern Samar province at 9:18 a.m. on Feb. 15. It had a depth of focus of 10 km. and its nature was tectonic. Aftershocks are expected. The following areas recorded the instrumental…

5.5-magnitude earthquake rattles Eastern Samar

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolted Eastern Samar on Saturday morning, Feb. 15, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.

Magnitude 5.6 quake strikes off Eastern Samar

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook Eastern Samar on Friday night, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake shook the town of Hernani, Eastern Samar, which was also felt in other parts of the Visayas, Saturday morning. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), the earthquake was recorded at around 9:18 a.m. 60 kilometers from the town of Hernani, which