A magnitude 5.8 earthquake jolted San Francisco, Southern Leyte on Thursday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). In its updated bulletin, PHIVOLCS ...

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A MAGNITUDE 5.8 earthquake struck Southern Leyte and affected several areas in the country at 7:39 a.m. Thursday, January 23, ...

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off Southern Leyte town on Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The state ...

The 5.8-magnitude earthquake that hit waters off a Southern Leyte town on Thursday morning caused damage to roads and prompted local government units to suspend classes. The ...

(2nd UPDATE) Phivolcs says damage and aftershocks are expected following the tremor. The agency also reports an earthquake in Zamboanga del Norte. MANILA, Philippines – A magnitude 5.8 ...

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck San Francisco town in Southern Leyte at 7:39 a.m. on Thursday, January 23, 2025.

Other affected areas included Leyte Province with Intensity IV in Baybay City and surrounding towns and Bontoc, Limasawa, City of Maasin, Macrohon, Malitbog, Saint Bernard, Silago, Sogod ...

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake (earlier report was magnitude 5.9) shook the province of Southern Leyte on Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.

Maasin is also the gateway to Limasawa Island, the site of the first Mass in the country on March 31, 1521.

The earthquake’s epicenter was located 6 kilometers southeast of San Francisco, Southern Leyte, at a depth of 14 kilometers.

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