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MANILA, Philippines -- A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rocked parts of the Visayas and northern Mindanao on Monday, the chief of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

The tremor struck at 10:43 a.m., with the epicenter located 40 kilometers southeast of Maasin town in Southern Leyte province, Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum said.

Intensity 5 was felt in the towns of St. Bernard and Sogod in Southern Leyte, intensity 4 in Surigao City, intensity 3 in Tacloban City, intensity 2 in Cebu City, Mambajao town, and Camiguin Island, Solidum said in a text message.

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• 1 dead after 2 quakes hit China-Myanmar border
• Schools develop quake monitoring systems

• 4 die in Ilocos road accident
• 3 drown in Cagayan floods
• Renewable energy can supply 70% RP needs
• Negros Occ. to get new police chief
• US envoy calls for ceasefire in Mindanao
• Put up more ethanol plants for fuel
• BIR chief no-show at sugar planters meet