5.0-magnitude quake hits Surigao del Sur

MANILA, Philippines—A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit Tandag, Surigao del Sur Tuesday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

Phivolcs said the quake, which struck at 4:34 a.m., was tectonic in origin.

No damages were reported and no aftershocks were expected.

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