Quakes rock Eastern Samar
Bella Cariaso – The Philippine Star February 26, 2024 | 12:00am The Richter magnitude scale. The STAR / File photo MANILA, Philippines — Two earthquakes with magnitudes 5 and 4.2 rocked areas in Eastern Samar yesterday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Phivolcs said the magnitude 5 quake occurred at 2:47 a.m. and […]
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Bella Cariaso – The Philippine Star
February 26, 2024 | 12:00am
The Richter magnitude scale.
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MANILA, Philippines — Two earthquakes with magnitudes 5 and 4.2 rocked areas in Eastern Samar yesterday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
Phivolcs said the magnitude 5 quake occurred at 2:47 a.m. and its epicenter was located 12 kilometers south of Jipapad town.
State seismologists said the quake was tectonic in origin and may generate aftershocks.
Instrumental Intensity 2 was recorded in Villareal, Samar; Dulag, Leyte, and Mapanas, Northern Samar.
Instrumental Intensity 1 was logged in Basey, Samar.
A few minutes earlier, a magnitude 4.2 quake also rocked the province.
The temblor’s epicenter was located 14 kilometers south of Taft town.
It was not expected to cause damage to property or generate aftershocks.
