LOOK | Phivolcs shows pics of ground rupture after Leyte quake

July 9, 2017 - 10:50 AM
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Ground rupture Leyte quake
Picture showing ground rupture after Mag 6.5 Leyte quake. Photograph from Phivolcs.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Sunday posted three pictures showing very graphic manifestations of ruptures on the ground after the Magnitude 6.5 earthquake that hit Kananga, Leyte. See the images below, with graphical legends [marked by yellow arrows] of the terrestrial motion.

Surface rupture of the 2017 M6.5 Leyte earthquake along the Philippine fault Leyte segment. Images from Phivolcs:

Ground rupture Leyte quake