Earthquake In The Philippines May 15, 2014

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Visayas, Philippines on Thursday evening, May 15, 2014.

Epicenter of Philippine earthquake on May 15, 2014 (Phivolcs)

According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the quake struck at 6:16pm and centered at 49km southwest of Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental. The temblor was tectonic in origin and had a depth of focus of 10km, it added.

Phivolcs said the earthquake was felt at following intensities:

Intensity V - Hinoba-an, Negros Occ.
Intensity IV - Iloilo City; Bago City; Pandan, Antique; Basay, Negros Occ.; Sipalay, Negros Occidental; Binalbagan, Negros Occ.; Bayawan City, Negros Or.;
Intensity III - Bais City; La Carlota City; Zamboanga City; Lapulapu City; Cebu City; La Castillana, Negros Occ.; Bacolod City; Dumaguete City; Jagna, Bohol; Oton, Iloilo; Tayasan, Negros Or.; Jimalalud, Negros Or.; Ayungon, Negros Or.; Sibulan, Negros Or.; Dipolog City
Intensity II - San Jose, Antique; Sibalom, Antique; Pagadian City
Intensity I - Masbate City; Kalibo, Aklan; Labason, Zamboanga del Norte; Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte; Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte.

There were no reports of damage and casualty from the said quake, as of this posting.

The Philippines archipelago sits on the Ring of Fire, an area in the Pacific where continental plates collide producing frequent quake. Reports said around 20 earthquakes occur in the Philippines each day, which are mostly weak.