Magnitude 5.6 quake hits Bohol

MANILA, Philippines - A magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolted Bohol yesterday morning.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the epicenter of the quake, which occurred at around 9:06 a.m., was located 19 kilometers southeast of Lila town.

It was felt at Intensity 1 in Catbalogan, Samar and Borongan, Eastern Samar.

Phivolcs said no damage is expected from the quake, but warned of possible aftershocks.

In October 2013, a magnitude 7.2 quake struck Bohol, killing over 200 people.  It was said to be the deadliest to hit the country after the tremor that hit Luzon in July 1990.