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)., This news data comes from:http://www.redcanaco.com
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.
Phivolcs director Teresito Bacolcol said that aftershocks are likely but damage to infrastructure is not expected.
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