MANILA, Philippines—A 5.4 magnitude earthquake rattled a large swath of Bicol and parts of Eastern Visayas late Monday evening, state seismologists said.
The quake centered 37 kilometers northeast of Prieto Diaz town in Sorsogon province, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
There were no immediate reports of damage or injury from the tremor that struck at 10:37 p.m. at a depth of 77 kilometers.
Phivolcs initially placed its magnitude at 6.4.
“The earthquake magnitude was updated to magnitude 5.4,” Phivolcs director Renato Solidum said in a text message to INQUIRER.net on Tuesday.
“The initial magnitude contained in the Eart…
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