A 6.5-magnitude quake struck a town in Leyte on Thursday afternoon, according to the state-run Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Philvolcs).

In an advisory, Philvolcs said the quake was felt in Jaro town at about 4 p.m. on Thursday. It was tectonic in origin.

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