Negros Earthquake, July 14, 2011: 3.9-magnitude quake hits Sipalay City

Posted by has in , , , , , on Thursday, July 14, 2011

Negros Occidental has been struck by an earthquake anew on July 14. According to the Philippine Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), a magnitude 3.9 temblor was recorded off 42km Southeast of Sipalay City at 7:19 in the morning.

 The red dot is the epicenter of the July 14, 7 a.m. Negros Earthquake | Source: Phivolcs

The quake, which was tectonic in origin and was 1km deep, was felt at Intensity 1 at Sipalay City, Negros Occidental.

There have been no reports of damage from this quake.

Since July 11, more than 20 quakes had struck Negros with the strongest recorded at 4:47 a.m. on July 12 which measured 6.2 magnitude on the Richter Scale.

The Philippines sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire where earthquakes frequently occur.

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