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.
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattles Surigao del Sur
Phivolcs director Teresito Bacolcol said that aftershocks are likely but damage to infrastructure is not expected., This news data comes from:http://fvu.gangzhifhm.com
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