SAMAR, PHILIPPINES – A magnitude 5 earthquake hit Eastern Samar based on the report of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
The tectonic earthquake hit 31km of the southeast of Balangiga town at 1:53 p.m.
It has a depth of 10 km.
While there was no reported intensity listed in the Phivolcs earthquake bulletin.
Meanwhile, Phivolcs recorded instrumental intensity II in Hinundayan and Hinunaganan, Southern Leyte; and Dulag and Abuyog, Leyte.
Reported intensity is the traditional way of knowing the intensity based on the reports of people who felt the earthquake.