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Earthquakes rock Masbate, Eastern Samar

Helen Flores - The Philippine Star
April 19, 2018 | 12:00am
Earthquakes rock Masbate, Eastern Samar
A magnitude 1.9 quake, which occurred at 9:37 a.m., was centered around five kilometers northeast of Masbate City, where it was felt at Intensity 1.
AP / File

MANILA, Philippines — Earthquakes shook parts of Masbate and Eastern Samar yesterday, but no damage was reported, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

A magnitude 1.9 quake, which occurred at 9:37 a.m., was centered around five kilometers northeast of Masbate City, where it was felt at Intensity 1.

A magnitude 4 tremor struck 61 kilometers northeast of San Policarpo, Eastern Samar at about 12:06 p.m. It was felt at Intensity 1 in Catbalogan City.

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