Bohol struck by magnitude 5.4 earthquake
A MAGNITUDE 5.4 earthquake shook Bohol yesterday at 8:43 in the morning. Based on the monitoring of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the epicenter was around the town of Lila. Phivolcs said aftershocks were expected but no damages were immediately reported. On Oct. 15, 2013, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake was recorded in the island province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the epicenter of the tectonic earthquake was in the municipality of Sagbayan.