4.7 quake jolts parts of Visayas

MANILA, Philippines - A magnitude 4.7 earthquake rocked parts of the Visayas yesterday, but did not cause any damage, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. 

Phivolcs said the quake occurred at around 2:36 p.m. and was centered 77 kilometers northeast of Mercedes, Eastern Samar.

It was felt at Intensity 3 in Tolosa and Tacloban City in Leyte; and Guiuan and Balangiga in Eastern Samar; and Intensity 2 in Hinunangan, Southern Leyte.

Phivolcs said a magnitude 2.4 quake struck Looc, Occidental Mindoro yesterday, but was not felt.