Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Negros Earthquake 2011: 7 strong earthquakes in 2 days

An earthquake of 4.5 magnitude has struck Philippine Province of Negros Occidental again just last night, July 13, 2011.

According to the bulletin issued by PHIVOLCS, the Philippine earthquake happened at 10:48 PM, with epicenter at 69km SE of Sipalay City in Negros Occidental.

Intensity 2 was reported for Sipalay City, but no damages were reported from the said earthquake.

It's already the 7th earthquake of atleast 4.5 magnitude in Negros Occidental since Monday, July 11.

First was a 5.2 magnitude earthquake at 12:43AM last Monday in Cauayan, Negros Occ., then another one of 4.8 magnitude occurred in less than an hour, at 1:40AM still in Cauayan.

Four more earthquakes with 4.5+ magnitude happened in Negros Occidental the next day, July 12, as listed below:

*At 4:47 AM, 6.2 magnitude, in Cauayan, Negros Occ.
*At 5:03 AM, 5.7 magnitude, Cauayan, Negros Occ.
*At 7:10 AM, 4.7 magnitude, Sipalay City, Negros Occ.
*At 4:56 PM, 4.9 magnitude, Cauayan, Negros Occ.


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