Aftershocks hit Negros Oriental

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

TWO aftershocks were reported in Negros oriental Tuesday night, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

A temblor with 3.0-magnitude was felt 6 kilometers north west of Tayasan, Negros Oriental at 11:13 p.m. Tuesday and a 4.2-magnitude quake was reported 11 kilometers south east of Mabinay, Negros Oriental at 10:20 p.m.

Both aftershocks were tectonic in origin, Phivolcs said. (Sunnex)