A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near San Isidro and Cebu City in the Philippines on Tuesday. The U.S. Geological Survey said that the quake hit near Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines–an area that was ravaged by an earthquake last month. The quake struck 41 miles south-southeast of Cebu, 72 miles east of Dumaguete, and 400 miles south of Manila. It had a depth of 42.7 miles. It is unclear if the quake caused any injuries or damage. No tsunami warning was issued for the area. According to reports sent to the U.S. Geological Survey, people in Cebu, Danao, and Bohol said they felt weak to moderate shaking. The quake struck in the same area as last month’s earthquake that displaced tens of thousands of people–located just south of where devastating Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) just hit over the weekend. The typhoon leveled several cities and is believed to have killed thousands of people. On Monday, the relief effort for typhoon victims essentially began, while the Philippine government strengthened its police and military presence to prevent looting, namely in hard-hit Tacloban City. A number of areas were cut off, and power and communications was severed. According to Reuters, last month’s earthquake in Bohol killed 222 people and displaced hundreds of thousands of people. More than 73,000 structures were damaged.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 08:51:59 +0000
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