MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck off Hernani, Eastern Samar, on Tuesday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
The temblor occurred at 4:02 p.m. and was located 43 kilometers (km) northeast of Hernani.
Phivolcs said it has a depth of focus of 16 km.
The earthquake was felt at the following intensities / instrumental intensities:
Instrumental intensity, according to Phivolcs, is measured by an intensity meter or scale, while intensity is the strength of an earthquake as felt and reported by the population.