A MAGNITUDE 5.1 earthquake shook Leyte at 6:26 a.m. yesterday, with the epicenter located in the town of Albuera. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported in its bulletin that intensity 5 was felt in Ormoc City. intensity 4 in Pastrana, and intensity 3 in Tacloban City and Palo. A slight intensity 1 was also recorded in Cebu City, located in the neighboring island province of Cebu. Ormoc City was among the areas most affected by a magnitude 6.5 tremor last July 6, with the epicenter eight kilometers southwest of Jaro. Houses, buildings, public infrastructure, and energy facilities were damaged. Phivolcs said aftershocks were expected from yesterday’s earthquake.
