Quake jolts parts of Leyte

Charlie Lagasca, Helen Flores(The Philippine Star)

January 27, 2014 - 12:00am

MORE HELP FOR LEYTE: Sen. Cynthia Villar (left) extends help to four more areas in Leyte ravaged by Super Typhoon Yolanda. She distributed roofing materials (inset), seeds, seedlings, fertilizers and motorized boats to residents of calamity-stricken areas in Leyte like Calubian, Leyte, Tabango and Villaba. Last month, she went to Dulag, Julita, Mayorga, and Tanauan towns. She gave assurance that she would continue to help the typhoon victims rebuild their lives, homes and livelihood.

MANILA, Philippines - A minor earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 jolted parts of Leyte yesterday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

The tremor occurred at 10:41 a.m. with its epicenter located at eight kilometers southwest of Capoocan, Leyte and was felt at Intensity 3 in Carigara, Pastrana and Isabel towns and Intensity 2 in Barugo, Phivolcs said.

The agency also recorded minor tremors in Ilocos Norte and Davao Oriental yesterday but these were â€œunfelt.â€

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