A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Eastern Samar at 2:47 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
Phivolcs located the earthquake's epicenter at 12 kilometers (km) southwest of Jipapad, Eastern Samar.
It was initially recorded at 4.8-magnitude in San Jose de Buan, Eastern Samar before it was revised to 5.0-magnitude.
The tremor, which occurred at a depth of 37 km, was tectonic or caused by the movement of an active fault near the area.
Phivolcs' instruments said it was "slightly felt" at Intensity II in Villareal, Samar; Dulag, Leyte; and Mapanas, Northern Samar, while it was "scarcely perceptible" at Intensity I in Basey, Samar.
Phivolcs said it does not expect damage to property, but aftershocks may occur.
