Quake hits Southern Leyte Tuesday morning

A red dot marks the epicenter of the magnitude 4 quake that shook Southern Leyte at 6:25 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018. PHIVOLCS MAP

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake hit Southern Leyte on Tuesday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

Phivolcs report showed that the quake hit 5 kilometers northeast of Sogod, Southern Leyte, at 6:25 a.m.

The tremor of tectonic origin had a depth of one kilometer.

The Phivolcs noted that no damage and aftershocks could be expected from the earthquake. /cbb