MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook the province of Surigao del Sur on Sunday afternoon, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
Phivolcs said the tremor occurred at 3:29 p.m. some 84 kilometers (kms) northeast of Bayabas town.
Tectonic in origin, the quake had a depth of 22 kms, the seismology bureau said.
Phivolcs director Teresito Bacolcol said that aftershocks are likely but damage to infrastructure is not expected.
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattles Surigao del Sur, This news data comes from:http://mqbnhifd.052298.com
- Indonesia leader orders investigation into driver's protest death
- Repairs on Chinese ship in Bajo de Masinloc collision may take 2 months - PH Navy
- India's Modi meets Japan's Ishiba as he begins Asia tour
- Thai top court orders ex-PM Thaksin jailed for one year
- Prime minister of Yemen's Houthi-run government killed in Israeli strike
- Gasoline, diesel prices to increase by P1 next week
- Heavy rain falls in parts of Southeast Asia after tropical storm blows into Vietnam Heavy rain falls in parts of Southeast Asia after tropical storm blows into Vietnam
- New DPWH chief Dizon: "A department can't investigate itself"
- Undersea cables cut in the Red Sea, disrupting internet access in Asia and the Mideast
- Judge reverses Trump administration's cuts of billions of dollars to Harvard University
