Around 200 people had to be awakened and evacuated from a hospital in Masbate City early Thursday when a magnitude 6 earthquake and succeeding aftershocks rocked Masbate province. /PDI
The power supply was also down in the entire province of Masbate, including Ticao Island, on Thursday morning, while several government buildings were damaged, particularly the Magallanes Coliseum in Masbate City.
The quake was felt at Intensity VII in Masbate City; Intensity V in Dimasalang, San Fernando and Uson, all in Masbate province; Intensity IV in Legazpi in Albay, Aroroy, Cataingan, Esperanza, Milagros and Pio V. Corpuz in Masbate; Irosin and Sorsogon City in Sorsogon province; and Intensity III in Daraga, Albay.
Wall cracks were seen in government and business establishments in the city center following an inspection. In Metro Manila, Marlouie Sulima, head of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Social Marketing Service, said their reports indicated that no families were displaced by the earthquake.
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