Quake jolts Eastern Samar

Eastern Samar earthquake from Phivolcs website

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake shook Eastern Samar early Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

A Phivolcs report showed that at 9:05 a.m., the quake hit West of Llorente, which experienced Intensity 4 tremor.

Intensity 4 was also felt in Hernani town; Intensity 3 in the towns of Balangiga, Lawaan, and Salcedo as well as in the cities of Borongan and Catbalogan; and Intensity 2 in the towns of Dolores and Guiuan.

Parts of Leyte also felt the seismic activity, specifically Palo town and Tacloban City.

Phivolcs, however, noted that no damage and aftershocks could be expected from the earthquake, which was of tectonic origin and had a depth of 30 kilometers.   Faye Orellana, INQUIRER.net                        /kga