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LOOK: Cracks in concrete, people in streets as quake hits Eastern Samar

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<p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE)</strong> - In the wake of a strong earthquake that hit Luzon on Monday, another powerful temblor was recorded in Visayas on Tuesday afternoon. </p><p>Those in areas affected by the 6.5-magnitude quake that struck in Eastern Samar quickly took to social media to share photos and videos of the quake and its impact. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/23/19/62-magnitude-quake-hits-eastern-samar">6.5-magnitude quake hits Eastern Samar</a></li></ul><p>In the photos and videos, people could be seen quickly evacuating buildings. Some photos also showed cracks on concrete roads and electric wires swaying.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/04/23/19/luzon-visayas-quakes-not-related-phivolcs">Luzon, Visayas quakes &#x27;not related&#x27; - Phivolcs</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Aokz-4BfwqE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a><p>Wires sway due to an earthquake in Butuan City. <em>Rex Gaitano, ABS-CBN News</em></p></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: Huge cracks appeared along the provincial road in Casoroy, San Julian after a 6.2 quake struck Eastern Samar Tuesday afternoon. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VisayasQuake?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VisayasQuake</a> | Photos from <a href="https://twitter.com/PhresEvardone?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PhresEvardone</a> <a href="https://t.co/rn4nTKkS2w">pic.twitter.com/rn4nTKkS2w</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1120571338991652864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 23, 2019</a><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></blockquote><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Employees of the Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol evacuated the building following the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VisayasQuake?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VisayasQuake</a>. Photos from Roniel Tanguan <a href="https://t.co/2SYD3CNJgz">pic.twitter.com/2SYD3CNJgz</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1120572185813377028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 23, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS/videos/1105779096273983" data-width="auto"> </div><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/04/23/20190423-eastern-samar-quake-1.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/04/23/20190423-eastern-samar-quake-2.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/04/23/20190423-visayas-quake-damage.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/04/23/20190423-eastern-samar-quake-4.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/04/23/20190423-eastern-samar-quake-5.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/04/23/20190423-eastern-samar-quake-6.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/04/23/20190423-eastern-samar-quake-7.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/04/23/20190423-eastern-samar-quake-8.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/04/23/20190423-eastern-samar-quake-9.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/04/23/20190423-eastern-samar-quake-10.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><p>Patients and employees of the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center went out of the hospital building after a strong quake jolted Tacloban City Tuesday afternoon. <cite>Courtesy of RJ Sangcap</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Employees of the provincial capitol in Bacolod City were evacuated from their offices after a quake struck Eastern Samar Tuesday. <cite>Barbara Mijares, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>The hand of a religious image fell off after a quake struck San Julian, Eastern Samar Tuesday. <cite>Courtesy of Francis Nacario</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Grocery items are scattered on the floor of a supermarket in Catarman, Northern Samar after a strong quake hit Tuesday afternoon. <cite>Bayan Patroller Jessalyn Pastorfide</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Tuesday&#x27;s quake shook tiles off walls of a hotel in Tacloban City. <cite>Bayan Patroller Marvin Cruz</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>The shaking toppled shelves and other items in a house in Catarman, Northern Samar Tuesday. <cite>Bayan Patroller Zyra Fortes</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Cracks show in the cement of a bridge in San Julian and Sulat, Eastern Samar after a quake hit the area Tuesday. <cite>Bayan Patroller Leslie Nicart</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Walls of a barangay hall in Tacloban show cracks. <cite>Geron Ponferrada, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Employees of the Iloilo City Hall evacuate after a strong quake hit on Tuesday. <cite>Courtesy of Runji Jamolo</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Employees and clients vacate the SSS Bacolod building. <cite>Courtesy of Donna Lesondato</cite></p></div></div></div><p>The earthquake was also felt in parts of southern Luzon.</p><p>According to Phivolcs, aftershocks and property damage are expected, but there is no threat of a tsunami.</p>

<p>After a strong earthquake hit Luzon, Filipinos in Visayas also experienced a 6.5-magnitude trembler Tuesday afternoon.</p>

After a strong earthquake hit Luzon, Filipinos in Visayas also experienced a 6.5-magnitude trembler Tuesday afternoon.