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., This news data comes from:http://www.771bg.com
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattles Surigao del Sur
- EU massive fine against Google draws Trump threat
- Hontiveros pushes P15,000 salary hike for teachers
- 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
- House tackles P881B public works budget amid flood control anomalies
- Trump says he wants to meet North Korea's Kim again
- Customs preparing report on Discayas’ 28 luxury cars
- Pagasa: Rainy Monday over Visayas, Luzon areas due to LPA, 'habagat'
- PH Army showcases disaster response capabilities before Thai defense officials
- PH to see ‘blood moon’ Sept. 7-8
- Seoul says over 300 South Koreans held in US battery plant site raid
