Phivolcs reports magnitude 6.9 quake in Cebu


The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported Thursday night that a quake initially measured at magnitude 6.7 was later upgraded to 6.9.
Phivolcs said the tremor occurred at 9:59 p.m., with the epicenter located 21 kilometers northeast of Bogo City, Cebu, at a shallow depth of 5 kilometers. The U.S. Geological Survey initially recorded a magnitude 7.0 before revising it downward.
Phivolcs logged the following felt intensities:
Intensity 6: Cebu City; Villaba, Leyte
Intensity 5: Argao, Cebu; Lapu-Lapu City; Tacloban City; Sipalay City, Negros Occidental
Intensity 4: San Fernando, Cebu; Bulan, Bulusan, and Casiguran, Sorsogon; Roxas City, Capiz; Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental; Ubay, Bohol; Lawaan, Eastern Samar; Laoang, Northern Samar; Catbalogan City, Samar; Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte
Intensity 3: Legazpi City, Albay; Iriga City, Camarines Sur; Donsol, Sorsogon; Tibiao, Antique
Instrumental intensities were also recorded:
Intensity 5: Argao, Asturias, Danao City, and Talisay City, Cebu; Lapu-Lapu City; Esperanza, Masbate; Abuyog, Carigara, and Hilongos, Leyte; Ormoc City
Intensity 4: Moalboal, Cebu; Bulusan, Sorsogon; Roxas City and Tapaz, Capiz
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