A MAGNITUDE 5.5 tectonic quake off Eastern Samar shook parts of the Visayas and Surigao City early Saturday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
The tremor was recorded at 4:25 a.m. off Homonhon Island at a depth of 80 kilometers, Phivolcs said. It was not expected to cause damage.
It was felt at Intensity IV in the following areas:
Eastern Samar
– Guiuan
– Lawaan
– Mercedes
– Salcedo
Leyte
– Abuyog
– Alangalang
– Baybay City
– Dulag
– Javier
– La Paz
– Palo
– Santa Fe
– Tabontabon
– Tanauan
– Tolosa
Southern Leyte
– San Francisco
The following areas, meanwhile, felt the quake at Intensity III: General MacArthur, Eastern Samar; Babatngon, Barugo, Leyte, Pastrana, and Tunga, Leyte; and Tacloban City.
Many other areas also were jolted:
Intensity II – Maydolong, Eastern Samar; Albuera, Leyte; Ormoc City
Intensity I – City of Cebu
Instrumental Intensities:
Intensity IV – Quinapondan, Eastern Samar; Abuyog, City of Baybay, Dulag, and La Paz in Leyte.
Intensity III – Alangalang, and Albuera in Leyte; and Surigao City in Surigao del Norte.
Intensity II – Talibon, Bohol; Calubian, and Palo in Leyte; Ormoc City; Marabut, Samar; and Maasin City, Southern Leyte.
Intensity I – Argao and Bogo City, Cebu; Isabel, Leyte; Rosario and San Roque in Northern Samar.
Phivolcs said it is expecting aftershocks.
