CEBU CITY, Philippines — An depth III earthquake was felt in Cebu within the early morning hours of Thursday, January 16.
In keeping with the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), this was after a magnitude 4.9 earthquake shook Calubian city in Leyte Province at previous 2:03 a.m.
The epicenter of the earthquake was positioned 11.60 levels north and 124.4 levels east of Calubian city at a depth of seven kilometers.
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In Leyte city in Leyte Province, the earthquake was felt at depth V.
This was based on Phivolcs in its 2:58 a.m. earthquake info bulletin.
A magnitude is used to explain how robust an earthquake is at its focus or heart. Phivolcs defines magnitude as ‘proportional to the vitality launched by an earthquake on the focus’.
Depth, alternatively, refers back to the energy perceived and felt by folks. Within the nation, Phivolcs is the one who would decide the depth of an earthquake.
Intensities are additionally ranked in Roman numerals with the upper numerals being nearer to the middle of the earthquake.
Phivolcs described the earthquake as tectonic in origin, which implies that the earthquake occurred as a result of sudden motion alongside faults and plate boundaries.
In keeping with the USA Geological Survey in its web site, a fault is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
Phivolcs additionally mentioned in its 2:58 a.m. earthquake info bulletin, that no aftershock could be anticipated from the earthquake that rocked Leyte right now.
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