Earthquakes sway Southern Leyte towns | Inquirer News

Earthquakes sway Southern Leyte towns

/ 04:57 PM July 09, 2020

TACLOBAN CITY –– A series of earthquakes shook Southern Leyte towns on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

Saint Bernard town first felt the quake with a magnitude of 3.4 at 11:58 a.m.

The tremor had a depth of 001 kilometers.

ADVERTISEMENT

Another quake, with a magnitude of 3.1 and depth of 001 kilometers, hit the town at 1:36 p.m.

FEATURED STORIES

Both quakes were tectonic in origin.

The town of Hinundayan was also hit by a quake at 12:21 p.m.

The 2.7 magnitude tremor had a depth of 014 kilometers.

The series of quakes did not cause any damage and was not expected to produce aftershocks, Phivolcs said.

LZB
Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

TAGS: Earthquakes, Regions

© Copyright 1997-2024 INQUIRER.net | All Rights Reserved

We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. To find out more, please click this link.