A magnitude 4,3 earthquake struck the waters off Balangiga, Eastern Samar on Wednesday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) announced.
The earthquake was recorded at 2:23 p.m., around 31 kilometers southwest of Balangiga, Eastern Samar, within the Leyte Gulf, the Phivolcs said.
Phivolcs also recorded the tectonic earthquake having a depth of focus of 10 kilometers.
It also reported the following instrumental intensities:
Intensity III
Dulag, Leyte
Intensity II
Abuyog, Leyte
Silago, Southern Leyte
Hinunangan, Southern Leyte
Intensity I
Burauen, Leyte
Hinundayan, Southern Leyte
No damages to infrastructure or aftershocks are expected, according to Phivolcs.
The earthquake is the fourth earthquake recorded in Eastern Visayas on Monday, based on the Phivolcs bulletin. /cb