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Phivolcs: No damage reported as magnitude-3.6 quake rocks Eastern Visayas

January 30, 2012 9:00am
A magnitude-3.6 quake rocked the Eastern Visayas area early Monday but there was no initial report of damage or casualty.
 
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the quake was recorded at 6:31 a.m. and was tectonic in origin.
 
In its bulletin, it said the quake's epicenter was traced to 79 kilometers southeast of Guiuan, Eastern Samar.
 
However, it did not immediately cite specific areas where the quake was felt.
 
Phivolcs said no damage or aftershock was expected from the quake. - VVP, GMA News