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).
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattles Surigao del Sur, This news data comes from:http://052298.com
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.
- UN food agency chief says women and children are starving in Gaza and pressed Netanyahu on aid
- Marcos orders lifestyle check on all govt officials amid flood projects probe
- Trump moves to end US tariff exemption for small packages
- 13 massage therapists robbed, 2 cry rape
- Ukraine offers to co-produce drones with Philippines for maritime patrols
- Cusi charged over Malampaya deal
- Marcos mum on Magalong joining independent commission for DPWH probe
- What to know about Indonesia's nationwide unrest over lawmakers' perks
- Marcos to create independent commission to investigate flood control anomalies
- UK refuses to invite Israeli government officials to London arms fair over the war in Gaza
