6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Philippines on Tuesday, July 12, 2011

As you open your facebook, or any networking sites, you may notice that most of your friends posted on their walls on some concerns about the earthquake they felt not just here in Cebu but in another part of the Philippine area. A magnitude of 3.0 here in Cebu maybe be very very light that, honestly, I didn't feel it coming or I didn't notice the shaking, though, they said, it happens twice as of today. There have been no reports of injuries or major damage. No tsunami warnings have been issued in the aftermath of the Negros, Philippines earthquake. We'll here's a report that I had research that you may want to read.

Earthquake overview : A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the coastal waters of Negros Island, Philippines at 4:47 AM local time. The epicenter of the earthquake is approx. 30 km out of the coast (USGS) and 45 km (Phivolcs). Phivolcs (the Philippines seismological service) has not called a tsunami alarm for this earthquake as also the Magnitude was less than initially measured by USGS.
Most important Earthquake Data:
Magnitude : 6.4 (afterwards recalculated top 6.2)
UTC Time : Monday, July 11, 2011 at 20:47:04 UTC
Local time at epicenter : Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 04:47:04 AM at epicenter
Depth (Hypocenter) : 20.1 km (afterwards changed into 19 km)
Geo-location(s) :
Approx. 30 km from the coastal villages of Hinoba-An and Sipalay City
126 km (78 miles) WNW of Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines
135 km (83 miles) SSW of Iloilo, Panay, Philippines


Here' some udpate:
UPDATE 12/07 – 09:30 UTC : A reader reports out of Sipalay City : just now here in San Jose, Sipalay City about 4:54pm another strong shake…it gives me palpitation
Bawayan City : July 12, 2011 5pm a light shaking earthquake is felt in Bayawan City

UPDATE 12/07 – 09:26 UTC : 2 new aftershocks measuring 4.6 and 5.4 occurred at respectively 15:57 and 16:56 local time. The depth of the latter was 52 km, which is less dangerous but it will be felt on a greater distance. (Phivolcs has reported for the last one a magnitude of 5.3 @ a depth of 66 km). Max. MMI following them at IV.