A minor 1.8-magnitude earthquake was recorded south of Hinoba-an yesterday morning, around 5:25 a.m.
According to a Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology bulletin, there were no damages reported in the Negros Occidental town nor were there anticipated aftershocks.
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