Tectonic earthquakes jolt Batanes and Masbate
Tectonic earthquakes with magnitudes of 5.6 and 5 jolted Batanes and Masbate on Thursday night. The epicenter of the earthquake in Batanes was traced to 33 km northeast of Itbayat.
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Tectonic earthquakes with magnitudes of 5.6 and 5 jolted Batanes and Masbate, respectively, on Thursday night. In Batanes, the epicenter of the earthquake was traced to 33 km northeast of Itbayat Manila Standard. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said that the earthquake was felt with an Intensity 3 in Itbayat, Intensity 2 in Basco and Mahatao and Intensity 1 in Ivana, all in Batanes Philstar.com. Meanwhile, the epicenter of the earthquake that struck Masbate around 11:26 p.m. was located 10 km from the town of Uson. Phivolcs said that the earthquake was felt with an Intensity 4, which is classified as moderately strong, in Uson Philstar.com.
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The tremor was tectonic in nature and had a depth of 15 kms Philstar.com. The earthquake was also felt in other nearby areas. In Masbate, it was felt with an Intensity 3 and in Naval in Biliran and Leyte and Villaba in Leyte with an Intensity 2 Philstar.com. Instrumental Intensity 3 was recorded in Cataingan and Masbate City and Instrumental Intensity 2 in Aroroy, Batuan, Milagros and Monreal in Masbate; Kawayan in Biliran; Ormoc, Kananga, Leyte and Villaba in Leyte; Catbalogan and Gandara in Samar, and Bogo in Cebu Philstar.com. Phivolcs said that damage and aftershocks were expected from the earthquake Philstar.com.