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Magnitude 6.5 quake hits Leyte

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<h3>Temblor due to movement of Philippine fault zone, says Phivolcs</h3><p><strong>[4TH UPDATE]</strong> A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck southwest of Jaro, Leyte at 4:03 p.m. Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) <a href="http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/html/update_SOEPD/2017_Earthquake_Information/July/2017_0706_0803_B2F.html">said</a>.</p><p>Phivolcs said damage and aftershocks are expected following the temblor. </p><p>Tsunamis are, however, not expected since the quake happened on land, Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum told ANC.</p><p>Phivolcs said the quake hit 8 kilometers off Jaro, Leyte at a depth of 2 kilometers.</p><div><strong>It was felt at the following intensities in these areas:</strong></div><p><strong>Intensity VI </strong>- Jaro and Kananga and Capoocan, Leyte</p><p><strong>Intensity V</strong> - Palo, Leyte; Tacloban City; Cebu City; Mandaue City; Ormoc City</p><p><strong>Intensity IV</strong> - Catbalogan City; Cabucgayan and Naval, Biliran; Tolosa and Bato, Leyte Hinunangan, Southern Leyte; Sagay City, Negros Occidental; Burgos, Surigao del Norte; Biliran, Leyte</p><p><strong>Intensity III </strong>- Bogo City and Talisay, Cebu; Roxas City; Iloilo City; Bacolod City; Inopacan and Baybay, Leyte; Sogod, Southern Leyte; Calatrava, Negros Occidental; Tagbilaran City; Jagna, Bohol; Borongan, Eastern Samar; Guihulngan City and Tayasan, Negros Oriental; Cadiz City and Toboso, Escalante, Negros Occidental</p><p><strong>Intensity II</strong> - Libjo, San Jose, Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands; Sorsogon City; Lapu-lapu City; San Juan, Southern Leyte; Javier, Leyte; Tansay and Sibulan, Negros Oriental; Sorsogon City</p><p><strong>Intensity I</strong> - La Carlota City, Negros Occidental; Catarman, Northern Samar</p><div><strong>Instrumental intensities were recorded in the following areas:</strong></div><p><strong>Intensity IV</strong> - Catbalogan City<br/><strong>Intensity III</strong> - Argao, Cebu<br/><strong>Intensity II </strong>- Palo, Leyte; Roxas City; Lapu-lapu City; Iloilo City<br/><strong>Intensity I</strong> - Bago City; La Carlota City</p><p>&quot;Essentially this earthquake was caused by the movement of the Philippine fault zone,&quot; Solidum said.</p><p>At least one <a href="http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/html/update_SOEPD/2017_Earthquake_Information/July/2017_0706_0813_B1F.html">aftershock </a>has been recorded following the quake. A magnitude 3.8 quake jolted Jaro at 4:13 p.m.</p><p>In a separate interview, Leyte Gov. Dominic Petilla said power was cut off in Leyte as the Malitbog Geothermal Power Station, located in Kananga town, automatically shuts down during a quake.</p><p>Kananga Vice Mayor Elmer Codilla said authorities recorded a 6-yard damage in the power plant, but he did not specify its extent.</p><p>The power plant is the largest geothermal energy producer in the country and provides most of the power supply for Visayas.</p><p>&quot;Ang provincial engineering office ay nagpadala na ng mga heavy equipment natin na madaanan lang muna ang mga kalsada,&quot; he told DZMM Thursday, when reached shortly after the quake hit. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ekVsQg2K66E" width="560"></iframe></figure><p>Petilla said he was in the municipality of Albuera when the quake happened, and noted that he felt the shock to be &quot;quite strong.&quot;</p><p>&quot;So far ang medyo malakas ang naramdaman talaga dito sa Ormoc and Kananga area,&quot; he said.</p><p>Local officials are also verifying reports of damaged buildings following the quake as well as a report that part of a road in Valencia, Ormoc was chipped off by the shaking, Petilla said.</p><p>The strong quake sent people rushing to the streets to avoid debris that may fall from buildings.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/07/06/leyte2.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">People went out to the streets in Tacloban City due to a magnitude 6.5 earthquake. <cite>Carine Lapid, ABS-CBN News</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/07/06/leyte1.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Employees of the Department of Education- Cebu City Division went out of the building after the quake. <cite>Carine Lapid, ABS-CBN News</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JXXn5SQ4TP4" width="560"></iframe></figure><p>Codilla said a 3-storey building collapsed at the center of the municipality of Kananga. A man was reportedly trapped in the said structure while more than 10 people were injured.</p><p>&quot;Yung collapse, sir, sa sentro lang. Nag-collapse [‘yung building.],&quot; he said.</p><p>Rescue operations are underway</p>

<p> A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck southwest of Jaro, Leyte at 4:03 p.m. Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.</p><p> </p>

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck southwest of Jaro, Leyte at 4:03 p.m. Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.