Mild quake strikes near Balilihan, Bohol

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Mild quake strikes near Balilihan, Bohol

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via Phivolcs

A 1.8-magnitude quake struck near Balilihan at dawn on Wednesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

The temblor was recorded eight kilometers east of Balilihan at 4:20 p.m.

Phivolcs said that the earthquake was of tectonic origin and hit at a depth of 40 kilometers below the ground.

The earthquake had no significant intensities.

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No aftershocks and damages are expected from the quake, the state seismic bureau added in the bulletin issued at 4:33 a.m.

Prior to the mild earthquake, three temblors jolted Bohol in the month of August.

The quakes on August 6, August 8 and August 11 had a magnitude of 2.2, 2.1 and 1.9, respectively.

Last month, 14 quakes jolted Bohol in a 20-day span from July 2 to July 22.

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