MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude-4.1 earthquake rocked parts of the Bicol region and Eastern Visayas yesterday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
The quake occurred at 1:21 p.m. and was centered some 14 kilometers southeast of Cataingan, Masbate.
It was felt at Intensity 2 in Irosin and Bulusan, both in Sorsogon.
Instrumental Intensity 2 was recorded in Masbate City and Legazpi City in Albay, and Intensity 1 in Naval, Biliran.
Instrumental intensity refers to the ground shaking detected by seismic instruments.
Phivolcs said no damage or aftershocks were expected from the quake.