Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Earthquake haunts Cebu City (3:00 p.m.)
CEBU CITY--Mild tremors haunt the city of Cebu on Wednesday noon.
Reports from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Main Office said that the earthquake has a magnitude of 4.8 with its epicenter spotted somewhere in Anda, Bohol.
The earthquake started at exactly 12:12 noon (Phivolcs time).
Meanwhile, Jagna Bohol, Hibok-hibok and Camiguin are affected under Intensity V; Tagbilaran City, barangay Banilad and Mandaue City (Intensity IV); Lapu-lapu City, Cagayan de Oro and Southern Leyte (Intensity III); and Butuan City, Dipolog City, Surigao City, and Zamboanga del Norte (Intensity II); Dumaguete City and Masbate under Intensity I.
Phivolcs is not expecting damages and aftershocks after the said earthquake.
Also, radio reports confirmed that the earthquake did not cause damage in infrastructures in the city. (Sunnex) |
