Manila, April 26 -- A magnitude 4 earthquake shook Leyte province on Friday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.

There was no expected damage and aftershocks from the temblor that struck 7 km. northeast of Albuera, Leyte at 10:44 a.m.

The earthquake was felt at Intensity III in Ormoc City and nearby towns. There was no immediate report of damage or injuries due to the quake, according to Phivolcs.

The fault line that moved is within the Leyte Island fault line, which is part of the 1,200-km.-long Philippine fault zone, a major tectonic feature that transects the whole Philippine archipelago from northwestern Luzon to southeastern Mindanao.

The ground shaking occurred three days after the m...