Magnitude 4.4 earthquake rocks Siquijor

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MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.4 earthquake rocked Siquijor on Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

The earthquake struck at 8:30 p.m. at 40 kilometers northeast of Maria town.

Phivolcs said that the tremor was of tectonic origin, and had an 18-kilometer depth of focus.

The tremor was also recorded at Instrumental Intensity I in Sibulan, Negros Occidental.

No aftershocks and damage were expected, Phivolcs added.

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