Nearly a week after a powerful earthquake struck Cebu, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded 8,298 aftershocks as of 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 7.
Of these, 1,556 were “plotted,” meaning their epicenters were located using data from at least three seismic stations.
Only 34 tremors were felt, with the strongest measuring magnitude 5.1.
Phivolcs explained that the series of aftershocks is expected to persist for weeks or months as the Earth’s crust adjusts to the movement caused by the main tremor on Sept. 30.
However, it pointed out that the number of daily aftershocks has been decreasing, indicating that seismic activity in the area is gradually easing. (Ellalyn Ruiz)
