Following the strong earthquakes that struck the Philippines last week, the Western Visayas experiences their own share of minor earthquakes over the weekend.
The first tremor was recorded north of Sipalay City early Saturday morning, around 4:20 a.m., and measured 2.7 in magnitude. Later that morning, a 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected near the city again just after 11:30 a.m. The final quake, measuring 2.4 in magnitude, struck that evening, around 9:15 p.m., with an epicenter pinpointed north of Buenavista, Guimaras.
According to subsequent Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology bulletins, no damages were reported nor were there aftershocks expected.
Quakes ranging between 1.0 and 3.0 in magnitude are often classified as a Level 1 on the Mercalli Intensity Scale, where the tremor goes almost undetected./WDJ

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