Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Rattles Surigao Del Sur

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattles Surigao del Sur

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 i…

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolts waters off Surigao del Sur

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit off the waters of Bayabas, Surigao del Sur on Sunday afternoon, PHIVOLCS reported.