(Eagle News)–A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Sorsogon early Saturday, August 19. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 2:35 a.m. The epicenter was 11 kilometers southeast of Prieto Diaz. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensities Intensity III – Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon Intensity II – Magallanes and Bulusan, Sorsogon Instrumental Intensities Intensity III – Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon Intensity II – Pawa and Tabaco, Albay; Rosario, Northern Samar; Virac, […]
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Intensity 8 earthquake may hit Sorsogon
QUEZON City, Philippines, June 5 (Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) asked officials of Sorsogon to prepare for the possibility of an intensity 8 earthquake hitting said province any time as an unnamed fault-line found in the province is ripe for movement, after 50 years of inactivity. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)





