TWO magnitude 5.1 earthquakes rocked Davao de Oro and Eastern Samar yesterday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.
The quake in Davao de Oro occurred at 11:33 a.m. Its epicenter was about a kilometer southeast of New Bataan town. It was tectonic in origin and had a depth of 8 km, Phivolcs said.
The shaking was felt at Intensity V in Pantukan, Mabini, and Maco towns in Davao de Oro; Intensity IV in Tagum City, also in Davao de Oro; and Bislig City in Surigao del Sur.
The Eastern Samar quake occurred at 12:20 a.m. Its epicenter was some 53 km southeast of Dolores town. It was also tectonic in origin and had a depth of 25 km.
An instrumental Intensity III shaking was recorded in Can-Avid town in Eastern Samar and Dulag town in Leyte, said Phivolcs.
