3.6 quakes rattle Eastern Samar, Biliran
TACLOBAN CITY—Two 3.6 magnitude earthquakes were felt in Eastern Samar and Biliran provinces on Thursday (Aug. 20).
According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the first tremor struck Biliran province at 6:40 p.m. with the island town of Maripipi as its epicenter.
The quake had a depth of less than a kilometer.
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Around 7:12 p.m., another tremor was felt in Eastern Samar.
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Its epicenter was traced to the town of Mercedes.
Both tremors were tectonic in origin.
Phivolcs said it didn’t expect any aftershocks or damage from the earthquakes.
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