Two Earthquakes Hit Cebu

CEBU CITY — According to Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), two earthquakes were recorded in mid west Cebu on Tuesday before dawn, 

          Based on the advisory posted on its website, Phivolcs said first slight earthquake was recorded at 3:41 a.m. with a magnitude of 3.4 with the epicenter traced about two kilometers northwest of Asturias town, mid west Cebu.

          The tremor was felt at Intensity three and two in Cebu City and Lapu-Lapu City.

Two minutes later, a second earthquake occurred.

          A stronger, magnitude 4.8 earthquake was recorded at 3:43 a.m with an epicenter at 4 kilometers northwest of Balamban town, which is next to Asturias.

The second quake was also tectonic in origin and had 25 kilometers in depth.

              It has been recalled that last March 7, Phivolcs - DOST tweeted and announced to the public that, there is no reliable technology in the world yet that can confidently predict the date, time and location of large earthquakes.