The epicenter of the Visayas earthquake on Tuesday, April 23, is located in Eastern Samar

MANILA, Philippines – A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck parts of the Visayas at 1:37 pm on Tuesday, April 23.

In a bulletin, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the epicenter of the earthquake was located in Eastern Samar.

Intensity V was felt in Tacloban City, Leyte, and in Catbalogan City, Samar.

Phivolcs warned that damage and aftershocks are expected.

The Visayas earthquake hit just a day after a magnitude 6.1 tremor rocked parts of Luzon, causing deaths, injuries, and damage. – Rappler.com </s> A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake has rattled the Philippines, rattling buildings in Manila and sparking evacuations in the capital.

Buildings swayed in the main business district as the quake struck at 5.11pm local time (9.11am GMT) at a shallow depth of 25 miles, some 37 miles northwest of the city.

The U.S Geological Survey (USGS) initially said the magnitude was 6.4 but later downgraded it slightly.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Some people evacuated their offices in Manila.

The Philippines is on the seismically active Pacific 'Ring of Fire', a horse-shoe shaped band of volcanoes and fault lines circling the edges of the Pacific Ocean. </s> A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Philippines main island of Luzon on Monday and several people were killed in collapsed buildings, media reported.

The quake struck 60 km (37 miles) northwest of the capital, Manila, at a depth of 40 km (25 miles), the U.S Geological Survey (USGS).

The governor of Pampanga province told a radio station that several people had been killed. Media reported some structures had collapsed and the Clark International Airport, a former U.S. military base, had suffered some damage and had closed.

Tall buildings swayed in Manila’s main business district and some people evacuated their offices.

The Philippines is on the seismically active Pacific “Ring of Fire”, a horse-shoe shaped band of volcanoes and fault lines circling the edges of the Pacific Ocean. </s> (CBS SF) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 struck the southern Philippines on Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The USGS reported the earthquake struck at 6:03 a.m. Pacific time (10:03 p.m. Philippines time) about 7 miles northwest of Surigao City on the island of Mindanao, at a depth of 17 miles.

According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, there is no threat of a tsunami.

There are no immediate reports about damage or injuries related to the earthquake.

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 Tsunami Alerts & Maps </s> The death toll from the 6.1 magnitude earthquake that struck the Philippines' on Monday (local time) has risen to nine.

According to the and (Phivolcs), the earthquake was detected at a depth of 12 km, with an epicenter located about 18 km northeast of Castillejos town in the western part of Luzon Island, reported

The quake has since been followed by more than 400 aftershocks.

The is prone to because of its geographical positioning. The country lies along the "Pacific Ring of Fire", an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the basin of the </s> Manila, Feb 10 : A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 has shaken the southern Philippines. The US Geological Survey said the quake struck late Friday and was centered about 2 kilometers southwest of Talisay in Mindanao.

Start the conversation, or Read more at India.com. </s> (CBS SF) – A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the southern part of the Philippines, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The USGS reports the earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mindanao about 50 miles south of General Santos City at 1:23 p.m. Friday Pacific Time (4:23 a.m. Saturday local time).

According to the National Tsunami Warning Center, hazardous tsunami waves are possible for coasts of the Philippines and Indonesia within 300 kilometers of the epicenter.

Officials said there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii or the west coast of the United States.

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 Tsunami Alerts & Maps </s> A magnitude 5.4 earthquake hit Southern Tagalog and some Metro Manila areas at 8:58 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, state volcanologist said. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported on its website that the earthquake's epicenter was determined at northwest of Tingloy town in Batangas, with a depth of three kilometers.

Start the conversation, or Read more at Sun-Star. </s> An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Philippines' Eastern province on Tuesday, the second temblor within 24 hours of a 6.1-magnitude quake that killed nine people in Luzon Island, authorities said.

The and (Phivolcs) said Tuesday's earthquake, which struck at 1.37 p.m., hit at a depth of 63 km, about 19 km northwest of San Julian town, reports

The temblor was felt in a number of central and northern Philippine cities, including Tacloban in province, Catbalogan in Samar, and Masbate, Legazpi and in the Bicol region,.

According to media reports, people scrambled out of buildings and houses following the earthquake.

No casualties and damages have been reported yet.

The Phivolcs said the quake was tectonic in origin and aftershocks are expected.

The Monday evening temblor also injured more than 80 people.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes the islands of Visayas in the Philippines at 13:37 Philippine Standard Time.