Intensity 3 quake rocks Metro Cebu, Philippines

in news •  6 years ago 

Intensity 3 quake rocks Metro Cebu, Philippines

AN Intensity 3 earthquake struck parts of Metro Cebu yesterday morning.

No damage to property or casualties was reported in the cities of Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue and Cebu.

The epicenter was located 11 kilometers east of Lapu-Lapu City, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Philvolcs).

The earthquake was tectonic in nature.

Intensity 3 tremors were felt in Mandaue City and Cebu City, while Intensity 2 tremors were felt in Lapu-Lapu City.

Five years ago, an Intensity 7 earthquake struck parts of Cebu and Bohol, claiming 222 lives and injuring 976 persons. (JKV)

Source:(http://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1743893/Cebu/Local-News/Intensity-3-quake-rocks-Metro-Cebu)

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