5.2 Magnitude Earthquake shakes Masbate

At least 10 people, eight of them minors, were hurt when a 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook the island province of Masbate Tuesday morning, police said.

The quake, which struck at 7:06 a.m. followed two weaker temblors - a 3.5-magnitude quake in Ilagan, Isabela at 5:35 a.m. and a 3.7-magnitude quake in Bolinao, Pangasinan at 2:50 a.m.

The epicenter of the Masbate earthquake was three kilometers off the provincial capital of Masbate City, where it was felt at Intensity 6.

It was also felt at Intensity 4 in Irosin, Cabid-an and Sorsogon City in Sorsogon, and at Intensity 2 in Legazpi City, Albay.

Five aftershocks were recorded since 8:30 a.m. Some buildings sustained damages such as broken glass and windows. Some establishments were temporarily closed down for assessment.

An estimated P815,000 worth of infrastructure were damaged in the quake, consisting of residential and commercial establishments.

Police also reported that a portion of Masbate City temporarily lost power. and classes were suspended.

Ahcee Flores is trending for a wrong reason

A certain Ahcee Flores from Caloocan City is now the center of hatred and serious attacks in several social networking sites after he posted a message on Facebook wishing the victims of earthquake in the Visayas area to die of tsunami following a 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit the area on Monday, February 6, 2012.

A certain Ahcee Flores commented on a Story on Yahoo! Philippines, “let us all pray….na matuloy ang tsunami para maraming bisaya ang mamatay, para mabawasan ang mga baduy sa pilipinas.”

A screen capture of the post has gone viral over social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Flores now has several hate pages on Facebook, and haters have flooded @ahcee_flores with mentions on Twitter, which she has stopped replying to since last night. @ahcee flores has not denied that she posted the viral comment, and her posts are still currently open to the public.

Magnitude 6.8 quake jolts Negros-Cebu

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit the Negros-Cebu region, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

The following intensities were felt in the following areas:

Intensity VII - Dumaguete City
Intensity VI - La Carlota City and La Castellana, Negros Occidental
Intensity V - Roxas City; Dao and Ivisan, Capiz; Iloilo City
Intensity IV - San Jose de Buenavista and Pandan Antique; Ayungon, Negros Oriental; Kalibo, Aklan; Sagay, Negros Occidental; Dipolog City
Intensity III - Butuan City, Agusan del Norte; Legaspi City, Albay; Carmen, Cagayan de Oro
Intensity II - Cabid-an, Sorsogon

 Initial information from the agency said the quake occurred at 11:49 a.m. in the following epicenters:

70 kms (44 miles) north from Dumaguete, Negros
79 kms (49 miles) west northwest from Tagbilaran, Bohol
80 kms (50 miles) south southeast from Bacolod, Negros
574 kms (356 miles) south southeast from Manila

The agency said the earthquake had a depth of 46.6 kms.

Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Hits Samar

A magnitude 6.0 quake struck some parts of Eastern Visayas on February 4, Saturday. In a report by the US Geological Survey (USGS), the quake was felt at around 9:09 p.m with depth of 60.2 km with the epicenter around 100 kilometres north of the city of Guiuan, Samar.

No major damages were reported yet however the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) continues to monitor its aftermath.

Just recently, a 5.9 magnitude also jolts Eastern Samar with no reported casualties.

Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Jolts Samar and Leyte on January 17

A strong quake shook some parts of Leyte and Samar at around 8:55 PM on January 17, 2012. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the quake registered magnitude 5.9 at a depth of only 25 km.

Intensity V was felt in Salcedo, Borongan and Guiuan, Eastern Samar; Intensity IV was recorded in Tacloban, Palo and Tolosa, Leyte; Catbalogan, Samar; Dolores and San Policarpo, Eastern Samar, and some parts experiencing minor shakes.

No reported damage has been posted yet but the chance on landslides in the current weather conditions is “very high”.