The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said that a moderately strong earthquake, measuring magnitude 5.7 on the Richter scale, struck off the coast of Northern Samar on Monday, Aug. 19.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said that a moderately strong earthquake, measuring magnitude 5.7 on the Richter scale, struck off the coast of Northern Samar on Monday, Aug. 19.
Meanwhile, it was felt at Intensity III in Legazpi City and Tabaco City in, Albay; Virac in Catanduanes; Masbate City in Masbate; Bulusan and Irosin in Sorsogon; and Burauen and Javier in Leyte. Phivolcs instruments also recorded the quake with varying intensities across several areas in Eastern Visayas and Bicol Region.Intensity IV was observed in Bulusan and Sorsogon City in Sorsogon; Can-Avid in Eastern Samar; Abuyog in Leyte; and Gandara in Samar.
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