Western Visayas quake strongest so far to hit region, says Phivolcs chief

The magnitude 6.2 earthquake that hit Western Visayas is considered the strongest so far to hit the region, Executive Director Renato Solidum of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) tells 990AM in an interview Tuesday shortly after the tremor was recorded.

MANILA, Philippines – The magnitude 6.2 earthquake that hit Western Visayas is considered the strongest so far to hit the region, Executive Director Renato Solidum of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) told 990AM in an interview Tuesday shortly after the tremor was recorded.

Solidum said the epicenter of the earthquake that struck at 4:47 a.m. was within 93 kilometers southwest of Dumaguete.

The earthquake was felt at intensity 5 in Sipalay city Negros Occidental; intensity 4 in Oton, Ilo-Ilo, Dumaguete city, Binalbagan and Hinigaran Sibulan; intensity 3 in San Jose Antique, Dapitan city, Talisay city in Negros Occidental; intensity 2 in Cagayan de Oro city, Dipolog city, La Carlotta city in Negro Occidental and intensity 1 in La Castellana in Negros Occidental.
Solidum said the earthquake was in the sea and far from people that was why it wan’t damaging.

He added that the Philippines experienced an average of 20 quakes per day. Danica Hermogenes, INQUIRER.net

For the full interview, listen to 990AM.