Two earthquakes jolt Philippines' Eastern, Northern Samar towns

MANILA: Two earthquakes struck off the waters of towns in Eastern and Northern Samar early Monday (Sept 29) morning, the state seismologist said.

In its earthquake bulletin, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that a magnitude 4.4 quake occurred east of Mapanas town in Northern Samar at 3:13am.