Zambales, Eastern Samar quakes 'not related'
MANILA, Philippines — The two strong earthquakes that struck Luzon and Visayas for two consecutive days were not related, a Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology official said Tuesday.
Science Undersecretary and PHIVOLCS Director Renato Solidum said the earthquake in Eastern Samar was caused by a movement of the Philippine Trench, a submarine trench to the east of the country.
A magnitude 6.5 quake rocked San Julian, Eastern Samar at around P1:37 p.m., according to the state volcanolgy bureau.
The strong earthquake was also felt in several towns in Eastern Visayas and the Bicol region.
On Monday, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolted Castillejos, Zambales at around 5:11 p.m.
The Monday quake, which caused damage in parts of Luzon, was a minor earthquake, PHIVOLCS earlier said.
"This is definitely not a major earthquake," Solidum said in a phone interview with CNN Philippines Monday evening. He added that no significant damage is expected in Pampanga and Metro Manila following the quake felt in Luzon.
As of Tuesday afternoon, 16 were reported dead, 81 injured and 14 missing in Central Luzon following Monday's quake, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. — Patricia Lourdes Viray with reports from Helen Flores
Get the latest updates on the earthquake here.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolted Tulunan, Cotabato at 9:04 a.m. Tuesday. Phivolcs says damage and aftershocks are expected.
The tremor struck 26 km east of Tulunan. No report on intensities is available as of posting.
Another earthquake shook Mindanao today after the strong 6.3 magnitude quake jolted Tulunan, North Cotabato last night. Phivolcs says a magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit 17 km of Manay, Davao Oriental at 4:53 a.m. today.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit the waters off Jose Abad Santos in Davao Occidental at 10:02 a.m.
Intensity 4 or moderately strong shaking was felt in Kiamba and Alabel, Sarangani; General Santos City; and Tupi, South Cotabato.
No aftershocks or damage is expected, Phivolcs says.
A 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits waters off Sarangani, Davao Occidental at 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Intensity I or scarcely perceptible shaking was felt in Alabel, Sarangani and General Santos City.
State volcanologists say aftershocks are expected.
The death toll from a powerful earthquake that hit a remote Indonesian island chain at the weekend has climbed to five, with thousands living in evacuation shelters, an official says.
The shallow 7.3-magnitude quake struck about 165 kilometres (100 miles) south of the town of Ternate in North Maluku province on Sunday evening, according to the US Geological Survey.
"Five people died after they were hit by debris," Agus Wibowo, a spokesman for Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency, says in a statement.
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