No damage was reported when a magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolted Ormoc City in western Leyte on Wed night, Jul 27.
Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez said the earthquake caused some residents to panic, but it did not destroy any structure in the city.
Photos have circulated in social media of patients confined at the Ormoc Doctors Hospital being moved to safety after the tremor. Some guests of Ormoc Villa Hotel also rushed to an open area for fear of aftershocks.
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), in a bulletin issued Wed night, said the quake with tectonic origin was felt at 7:56pm, with a depth of 9 kilometers.
The ground shaking had its epicenter eight 8 kilometers north of Ormoc City and was said to be tectonic in origin.
Phivolcs reported that the tremor was felt at intensity 4 in Ormoc City, while intensities 3 and 2 were felt in Villaba and Pastrana, Leyte; and Cebu, respectively. —Philippine News Agency (PNA)
