Elma Delos Santos, spokesperson of the Ormoc City Police, identified the victims as 51-year-old Maria Contreras Colasito from Barangay Naungan, and 70-year-old Rodita Baloro from Barangay San Jose. (UPDATED) The quake's epicenter was located just northeast of Albuera, Leyte, with a depth of focus at just 5 kilometers below ground, Phivolcs says

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines (UPDATED) – Two persons died in Ormoc City after a shallow magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Leyte on Wednesday morning, August 23. The quake had reported intensities of 5 (strong) in Ormoc City; 4 (moderately strong) in Pastrana, Leyte; and 3 (weak) in Tacloban City and Palo, Leyte, it added. A Phivolcs bulletin added that damages are not expected while aftershocks are expected to shake some nearby towns and provinces.
Two people die in an earthquake in Leyte, Philippines.