Phivolcs Releases Bulletin about the Earthquake Today in Eastern Samar, March 18, 2024
EARTHQUAKE – The Phivolcs recorded a 4.5 magnitude quake in Eastern Samar today, March 18, 2024. Here are the details.
Following the 4.2 magnitude earthquake in Surigao del Sur a few days ago, another significant quake was recently recorded by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) in another province. According to the agency, the quake hit Eastern Samar today with a magnitude of 4.5.
The earthquake today that struck Eastern Samar, Monday, March 18, 2024, was tectonic in origin.
According to Phivolcs, the earthquake that hit a part of Eastern Samar was located at 12.13°North, 125.87°East – 040 km South 82° East of San Policarpo. It had a depth of focus of 022 kilometers.
Phivolcs stated in its bulletin that damages are not expected from the said quake as well as aftershocks. According to the quake-recording agency, no intensity was felt at the epicenter of the quake as well as the nearby areas. No instrumental intensity was recorded as well.
Earthquakes can hardly be predicted accurately as most experts in the field agree on. Thus, most countries really make sure that they have a bureau or an organization that monitors a quake incident across their nation.
Quakes can happen in land and underwater. In the case of the latter, it can trigger tsunami thus quake-recording agencies are also often the one that monitors tsunami threats. They are the bodies releasing advisories whenever there are threats of tsunami following a strong quake shaking the land in the coastal area or underwater.
On land, quakes can result to damages and loss of lives thus it is important to be aware of the earthquake safety tips to reduce the risk of damages and loss of lives by knowing what to do.