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Phivolcs
MANILA, Philippines – A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck a large swath of Bicol and parts of eastern Visayas on Monday night, state seismologists said.
The earthquake was centered 37 kilometers northeast of the city of Prieto Díaz in Sorsogon province, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the 10:37 pm quake at a depth of 77 kilometers.
Phivolcs initially placed its magnitude at 6.4.
“The magnitude of the earthquake was updated to a magnitude of 5.4,” Phivolcs director Renato Solidum said Tuesday in a text message to INQUIRER.net.
“The initial magnitude contained in the information for earthquake number 1 was an automatic determination, and it was updated after the analysis of more data that arrived and were published as information from earthquake number 2, where the final magnitude is 5.4,” he explained. Solidum.
The earthquake was felt in the following areas:
Intensity V – Sorsogon City
Intensity IV – City of Legazpi; Virac, Catanduanes; Naga City; Catarman, North Samar
Intensity III – Bulusan and Irosin, Sorsogon; Catbalogan City
Intensity II – Palo, Alangalang, Babatngon, Calubian and Dagami, Leyte
Instrumental intensities were also recorded in the following areas:
Intensity IV – City of Legazpi
Intensity III – Sipocot, Camarines Sur; Borongan City, Eastern Samar; Palo, Leyte; Irosine, Sorsogon
Intensity II – Naval, Biliran; José Panganiban, Camarines Norte
Intensity I- Lopez, Quezon; Casiguran, Aurora
The Philippines is located in the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, where continental plates collide and cause frequent seismic and volcanic activity.
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