Mild quake recorded off Davao Occidental town

MANILA, Philippines – A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Sarangani, Davao Occidental on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

The earthquake was recorded at 8:40 a.m., some 356 kilometers southeast of Sarangani.

Phivolcs said that the temblor was of tectonic origin, and had a depth of 4 kilometers.

No aftershocks are expected, Phivolcs added. (Editor: Gilbert S. Gaviola)

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