Magnitude 4.9 quake strikes off Hernani, Eastern Samar
Magnitude 4.9 quake strikes off Hernani, Eastern Samar
MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck off Hernani, Eastern Samar, on Tuesday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
The temblor occurred at 4:02 p.m. and was located 43 kilometers (km) northeast of Hernani.
Phivolcs said it has a depth of focus of 16 km.
The earthquake was felt at the following intensities / instrumental intensities:
- Intensity IV – Hernani, Eastern Samar
- Intensity III – Maydolong, Gen. MacArthur, Quinapondan, Eastern Samar
- Intensity II – City of Borongan, Can-avid, Giporlos, Balangiga, Lawaan, Sulat, Arteche, Eastern Samar; Dulag, Leyte
- Intensity I – Babatngon, San Miguel and Jaro, Leyte
- Instrumental Intensity IV – Hernani, Eastern Samar
- Instrumental Intensity III – Quinapondan, Eastern Samar
- Instrumental Intensity II – City of Borongan, Can-avid, Eastern Samar; Dulag, Leyte
Instrumental intensity, according to Phivolcs, is measured by an intensity meter or scale, while intensity is the strength of an earthquake as felt and reported by the population.