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
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., This news data comes from:http://ux-mn-tvag-hmdr.redcanaco.com
Phivolcs director Teresito Bacolcol said that aftershocks are likely but damage to infrastructure is not expected.
- Sotto files bill to amend party-list system
- Pope demands end to 'collective punishment' and forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza
- Unnamed skeletons? US museum at center of ethical debate
- COA launches sweeping audit of flood control projects
- 'Perfect storm': UK fishermen reel from octopus invasion
- Marcos orders lifestyle checks on all government officials amid flood control probe
- Over 800 killed as quake rocks Afghanistan
- 'Strangest' dinosaur covered in spiked armory — Scientists
- India to probe giant zoo run by son of Asia's richest person
- Mob burns Nigerian woman to death over Islam blasphemy claim — police
