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. Phivolcs director Teresito Bacolcol said the tremor happened around 7:39 a.

A magnitude 5.8 quake occurred off the town of San Francisco in Southern Leyte province in the central region of Visayas at 7:39 a.m, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. A magnitude 5.4 earthquake followed four hours later that hit Siocon town in the southern Mindanao region.

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake jolted Southern Leyte on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The tectonic quake struck 10 kilometers southeast of the municipality of San Francisco at 7:39 a.

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the central Philippines on Thursday, damaging buildings and a road near its epicentre, authorities said.

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook San Francisco town in Southern Leyte early morning on Thursday, January 23. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded it at 7:39 a.m.