Quake rocks Eastern Samar

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.3 earthquake rocked Eastern Samar yesterday afternoon, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

Phivolcs said the quake occurred at 1:04 p.m. and its epicenter was located eight kilometers south of Oras town.

Instrumental Intensity 2 was recorded in Can-Avid, Eastern Samar and Catbalogan, Samar.

State seismologists said the temblor was tectonic in origin and was not expected to cause damage to property or generate aftershocks.