LEGAZPI CITY -- A mild crack was seen in Guinobatan church’s wall after a 3.7 magnitude earthquake shook on Monday afternoon in Albay, Office of the Civil Defense V (OCD) reported.
According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOCS) observatory in Ligñon Hill report, the tremor occurred at around 6:37 p.m. which was plotted at 13 kilometers north, 23 degrees west of Legazpi City.
Intensity 2 was recorded in Legazpi City. No other damages and casualties were recorded yet.
The quake was tectonic in origin and was traced at a depth of 037 kilometers.
Jenila de Ocampo, Science Research Specialist of (PHILVOCS) said over the radio that the recent earthquakes felt in Bicol region were not related to the latest quake in Italy which reported a number of casualties.
Meanwhile, a resident of Guinobatan told the Inquirer that the quake felt yesterday was stronger, which brought again fear to some of them. “Some of the motorcycles outside were really shaking,” Theza Ramos said.
The Municipal Disaster Coordinating Council in Guinobatan is conducting inspection of Guinobatan church and other establishments, Tuesday.
At least two earthquakes were felt in the region this April, while the first was noted last April 1 in Daet, Camarines Norte with a magnitude of 5.2. Johana Vi Gasga
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