Magnitude 4.0 quake rocks Surigao del Sur

Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur quake. Graph from Phivolcs.

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.0 earthquake hit Surigao del Sur on Wednesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

The earthquake struck at 10:25 a.m. at 36 kilometers northeast of the municipality of Hinatuan.

The quake was of tectonic origin and had an 18-kilometer depth of focus.

Intensity 1 was felt in Bislig City.

Phivolcs reported that no aftershocks or damages are expected from the tremor.

EDV