• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR.
A strong earthquake was felt in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental at around 10 p.m. last night.
Negros Occidental Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office Head Irene Bel Ploteña confirmed that all cities and municipalities across the province experienced the tremor.
According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), the epicenter of the magnitude 6.9 earthquake was located 21 kilometers northeast of Bogo City, Cebu, at a shallow depth of 5 kilometers.
Earthquakes were also felt across the Visayas.
Authorities have urged the public to stay vigilant for possible aftershocks.
According to the PDRRMO, earthquake intensities in Negros Occidental were as follows: Intensity VI – Murcia and Manapla ; Intensity V – Bacolod City, San Carlos, Toboso , Moises Padilla, San Enrique, Hinigaran, Isabela, Calatrava, Himamaylan, and Silay; Intensity IV – Cadiz, Bago, Ilog, Kabankalan, La Castellana, Cauayan, Pontevedra, Sagay, and Valladolid; Intensity I – Sipalay and Hinobaan.*
