Mild quake hits Davao Occidental

MANILA, Philippines – A magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook  Davao Occidental on Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

The earthquake struck at 9:37 a.m. 126 kilometers southeast of the municipality of Jose Abad Santos.

Phivolcs said the tremor was of tectonic origin and had a 33-kilometer depth of focus.

No aftershocks and damage are expected, Phivolcs added. /gsg