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Magnitude-5.9 quake hits Eastern Samar

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Eastern Samar was shook by a magnitude-5.9 earthquake on Tuesday evening, January 17, 2012.

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology recorded the earthquake at 8:55 PM. The epicenter was traced to 55 kilometers northeast of Mercedes in Eastern Samar.

It was felt at:

  • Intensity V- Salcedo, Borongan and Guiuan, Eastern Samar
  • Intensity IV- Tacloban, Palo and Tolosa, Leyte; Catbalogan, Samar; Dolores and San Policarpo, Eastern Samar
  • Intensity III- St. Bernard and Hinunangan, Southern Leyte; Catarman, Northern Samar
  • Intensity II- Naval, Biliran
  • Intensity I- Cebu City

Damage is expected and aftershocks are possible.

The earthquake was recorded by USGS at magnitude-5.7 with the following estimated locations:

  • 19 km (11 miles) NE of Guiuan, Samar, Philippines
  • 93 km (57 miles) E of Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines
  • 156 km (96 miles) NNE of Surigao, Mindanao, Philippines
  • 652 km (405 miles) SE of MANILA, Philippines

Earlier, a magnitude-5.1 earthquake was felt in Davao del Sur at exactly 6 PM. Phivolcs reported its epicenter at 29 kilometers northeast of Don Marcelino. The same earthquake was recorded by USGS at magnitude-5.

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