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.
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Phivolcs director Teresito Bacolcol said that aftershocks are likely but damage to infrastructure is not expected.
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattles Surigao del Sur
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