2 quakes rock Biliran province

TACLOBAN CITY –– Two earthquakes shook the province of Biliran on Monday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

The first quake hit the province at 10:31 a.m. with a magnitude of 3.1 and a depth of 011 kilometers.

The epicenter was traced at the island-town of Maripipi.

At 2:02 p.m., another tremor hit the province with the town of Kawayan as the epicenter.

The quake had a magnitude of 3.6 and a depth of 011 kilometers.

Both quakes, Phivolcs said, did not produce aftershocks or damages.

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