Ubuncinane abantu abasibhozo babulawa kwaye uninzi lwenzakala emva kothotho lwamandla iinyikima wabetha ngasentla Filipayinzi Iphondo leziqithi zeBatanes.
Umonakalo omkhulu uxeliwe kumasipala we-Itbayat emva kwenyikima ezimbini ezilandelelanayo ezilinganisa u-5.4 no-5.9 zibetha ummandla malunga ne-4: 16 kusasa kunye ne-7: 30 kusasa ngexesha lendawo, zilandelwa kukulandela kwesoyikima emva koko.
Phakathi kokuqhubeka kwemisebenzi yokuhlangula enkulu inyikima yesithathu yokulinganisa i-5.7 yabetha kwindawo enye ngo-09: 24.
Ubuncinane abantu abasibhozo babulawa kwaye abanye abangama-8 benzakala, ngokolwazi lokuqala oluvela kwi-Batanes Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office.
Zonke iijolk zazigxile kwiikhilomitha ezili-15 ukusuka e-Itbayat. Umasipala, olikhaya elinabantu abamalunga nama-3,000, ukhe wanengxaki yombane. Omnye umonakalo uxeliwe nakwisikhululo seenqwelomoya saseJorge Abad. Icawa eyimbali yaseMaria de Mayan nayo yonakaliswa.