Magnitude 5.7 earthquake shakes Northern Samar

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Magnitude 5.7 earthquake shakes Northern Samar
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A 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit Northern Samar on Monday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology . PHIVOLCS said the tectonic earthquake struck at 11:39 a.m. Its epicenter was located at 034 km north and 08° west of Pambujan town and had a depth of focus of 54 kilometers. PHIVOLCS earlier reported the quake to be of magnitude 6.

Reported intensities were felt over the following areas: Intensity V - Bobon, Catarman, Laoang, Lavezares, Palapag, Rosario, and San Roque, Northern Samar Intensity IV - Pilar and City of Sorsogon, Sorsogon Intensity III - City of Legazpi and City of Tabaco,Albay; Virac, Catanduanes; City of Masbate, Masbate; Bulusan and Irosin, Sorsogon; Burauen and Javier, Leyte Intensity II - Calubian, Hilongos, Leyte, and Mahaplag, Leyte; Hinunangan and Sogod, Southern LeyteMeanwhile, the following...

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