Magnitude 4.0 earthquake jolts Sultan Kudarat, other parts of Mindanao

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MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck Sultan Kudarat on Friday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

The earthquake struck at 4:05 p.m. at 58-kilometers southwest of Palimbang.

Phivolcs said that the earthquake was of tectonic origin, and had a 30-kilometer depth of focus.

State seismologists said that the quake was recorded in General Santos City;Tupi, South Cotabato; Alabel and Kiamba, Sarangani at Instrumental Intensity I.

No aftershocks and damage were expected, Phivolcs said.

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