5.1 quake hits eastern Philippines

Manila : A magnitude 5.1 earthquake early today jolted Albuera and Leyte towns in the Philippine Republic. 

At least 56 houses were slightly damaged in Altavista village in Ormoc City, according to the Philippine News Agency (PNA).

The Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the epicenter of the earthquake with tectonic origin, was five kilometres northeast of Albuera town. Albuera is a neighboring town of Kananga and Ormoc City, the two areas badly hit by a destructive earthquake last July 6, PNA reported today.