Magnitude 5.1 quake hits Negros Occidental: CEBU -- A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit the province of Negros Occidental at 3:09 p.m. Monday, the state seismologists reported. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tremor was located at 18 kilometers (km) northwest of Sipalay, Negros Occidental. The quake had a depth of 21 km and was tectonic in origin. Intensity five was felt in Hinoba-an Municipality and Sipalay City in Negros Occidental; while intensity four was felt in Iloilo City and in the municipalities of Tayasan, Sta. Catalina, Bayawan City, Siaton, and Basay in Negros Oriental. Intensity three was felt in Tobias Fornier in Antique and Ayungon in Negros Oriental. Intensity two was also felt in Dipolog City, Calamba in Misamis Occidental, Dumaguete City, Jordan, Guimaras, and Cebu City. Phivolcs said there were no reported damages, but aftershocks are expected.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 08:22:29 +0000