(Eagle News) — A strong magnitude 6.5 quake shook Leyte at 4:03 p.m. Thursday, July 6, with the epicenter located eight kilometers southwest of Jaro town in Leyte, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).
It was felt at intensity 5 in Tacloban City and Palo City in Leyte; at intensity 4 in Tolosa, Leyte, Sagay City in Negros Occidental, and Burgos in Surigao del Norte; and at intensity 3 in Bogo City in Cebu, and in Calatrava, Negros Occidental.
It was also felt at intensity 2 in Libjo, San Jose, Cagdianao and Dinagat Islands; and at intensity 1 in Roxas City and in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental.
PHIVOLCS said aftershocks are expected.