ILOILO CITY – An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 jolted some parts of Western Visayas Sunday afternoon, according to Ramil Atando of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) office in Roxas City, Capiz.

Atando said the tremor occurred at 2:38 p.m. and its epicenter was located in the vicinity of Bago City in Negros Occidental at a depth of 14 kilometers.

It was felt at Intensity 3 on the island province of Guimaras.

Atando said the quake was of tectonic origin and caused by the underground movement of an active fault in Negros province.

So far, local authorities have reported no injuries of property damage in the affected areas.*PNA

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