3.7-magnitude quake jolts Leyte early Tuesday

A 3.7-magnitude quake struck Leyte early Tuesday, April 16, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said./PHIVOLCS/

(Eagle News)—A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck Leyte early Tuesday, April 16.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 26 kilometers northeast of Abuyog at 12:48 a.m.

An instrumental intensity I was felt in Borongan, eastern Samar, PHIVOLCS said.

No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected from the quake, which was of tectonic origin.